Hawaiian Electric Industries

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (HEI; NYSE: HE) is the largest supplier of electricity in the state of Hawaii, supplying power to 95% of Hawaii's population through its electric utilities: Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc., Hawai'i Electric Light Company, Inc. and Maui Electric Company, Limited. In addition, HEI owns a financial institution serving Hawaii, American Savings Bank.[1]

Hawaiian Electric Industries
Public
Traded asNYSE: HE
S&P 400 Component
HeadquartersHonolulu, Hawaii
Websitehei.com
HECO power plant at Kahe Point in West Oahu

HECO, HELCO, and MECO employ more than 2,000 people. Approximately 20,000 Hawaii residents are shareholders of HECO’s parent company, Hawaiian Electric Industries.[2] The company is headquartered in Honolulu. The net income of the company reached 164 million dollars by the end of 2012 with a yearly revenue of 3.4 billion dollars.[3]

The island of Kauai is the only island in the state not supplied by HEI. Instead, the consumer-owned Kauai Island Utility Cooperative manages that island's electricity.

History

Hawaiian Electric Company (often abbreviated HECO, pronounced HEE-coh) incorporated on October 13, 1891.[4] Within about 16 years the utility had 2,500 customers on the island of Oahu. By 1914 HECO had started rural service to the windward side of the island and was marketing electric products like refrigerators and flat irons. By 1937 HECO broke ground on its second power plant, and transmission lines soon crisscrossed Oahu.[5]

War and statehood

During World War II HECO power plants, now linked to busy military bases, generated more than one million kilowatt hours of electricity each day. (= > 42 MW average power)

Hawaii became a state in 1959, and by then the entire island of Oahu was electrified. Massive power plants, some still in operation today, came online. HECO flipped the switch on a 116 MW plant in downtown Honolulu in 1954. The state's first reheat steam turbine generator went on line at Kahe on the west coast of Oahu. Today, Kahe is the state's largest plant with a total generating capacity of 650 MW.

Island expansion

HECO purchased Maui Electric Company (abbreviated MECO and pronounced MEE-coh) in 1968. In 1970, HECO also acquired the Big Island's Hilo Electric Light Company (later to be renamed Hawai'i Electric Light Company, abbreviated HELCO and pronounced HEL-coh). MECO had expansion plans of its own. In 1988, it acquired the Lanai City power plant on the island of Lana'i, and in 1989, Molokai Electric Company on the island of Moloka'i. Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (HEI) was created as a holding company for these various utilities in 1983.[1] In 2013, HECO began working with Siemens to develop a self-healing grid in eastern Oahu and Waikiki that will ensure a reliable electrical supply.[6]

On December 4, 2014, NextEra Energy tendered an offer to purchase HEI for $4.3 billion. The sale required approval by the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission.[7] On July 18, 2016, it was announced that the merger was cancelled after the State PUC disapproved the deal.[8] The merger included plans to convert HEI's oil-fired generating plants to run on natural gas, which were to use liquified natural gas imported from a British Columbia plant of FortisBC. The upgrades were cancelled as they were dependent upon approval of the merger.[9]

Generation

In 2016 HECO produced 8.8 TWh, of which 2.3 TWh were renewable.[10] Most of the power came from oil, using 8.5 million barrels in 2016, down from 10.7 million barrels in 2008.[11]

Hawaiian Electric supports the adoption of electric vehicles. The company's goal is to have the majority of vehicles in Hawaii be electric vehicles by 2045. As of November 2018, it currently stands at 1% of all vehicles on the road. Hawaiian Electric filed a road map with the state.[12]

2010

Oahu: total firm generating capability in 2016 was 1,726.5 megawatts for 304,261 customers, with 19.4% coming from renewable resources.[13]

HECO Owned Plants (oil)Megawatts (MW)
Honolulu113 – Decommissioned in January 2014
Waiau499
Kahe651
CIP120
Independent power producersMegawatts
H-POWER (waste-to-energy)046
Kalaeloa Partners, L.P. (oil)208
AES-Hawaii (coal)180

Maui: total firm generating capability is 274.1 megawatts for 70,872 customers, with 36.9% coming from renewable resources.

MECO Owned Plants (oil)Megawatts
Maalaea212.1
Kahului037.6
Lanai010.4
Molokai012.01
Hana (Dispersed generation)002.0
Independent power producersMegawatts
HC&S (hydro, bagasse, coal, recycled oil, oil)016
Maui Non-firm Generation (as-available)Megawatts
Kaheawa Wind Power (Phase I)030
Auwahi Wind021[14]
Makila Hydro000.5
Lanai Sustainability Research (PV)001.2

Big Island: total firm generating capability 281.4 megawatts for 85,029 customers, with 54.2% coming from renewable resources.

HELCO power plants (oil)Megawatts
Hilo35.5
Puna36.5
Keahole80.6
Kanoelehua21.8
Shipman15.2
Waimea08.3
Dispersed generation04.0
Independent power producersMegawatts
Puna Geothermal Venture30 – partially closed since 4 May 2018, fully 22 May 2018[15]
Hamakua Energy Partners (naphtha)60
Non-firm generation (as-available)Megawatts
HELCO’s Lalamilo wind farm02.3 – Decommissioned in December 2010
HELCO’s Puueo & Waiau units (hydro)04.35
Apollo Energy Corp.(wind)20.5
Wailuku River Hydroelectric12.1
Hawi Renewable Development (wind)10.56
Keahole Solar Power (concentrated solar power)00.5
Other small producers (wind, hydro, oil)<1

Electric vehicles

Through a cooperative effort with HECO, High Technology Development Corporation (HTDC), an agency of the State of Hawai’i, initiated the Hawai’i Electric Vehicle Demonstration Project (HEVDP) consortium to develop an electric vehicle industry in Hawai’i.[16] The islands have about 5,000 rechargeable vehicles.[11]

Future plans

In 2015, the Hawaii State Legislature amended the State's Renewable Portfolio Standards to establish the nation's first goal of 100% renewable energy: [17]

YearRPS %
202030%
203040%
204070%
2045100%

Hawaiian Electric has indicated in its Power Supply Improvement Plan that it will achieve these goals early,[18] including achieving 100% renewable electricity for the island of Moloka'i by the year 2020.[19]

See also

References
  1. HEI > Company Profile
  2. "HECO Power Facts" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
  3. Finance
  4. "Birth Of HECO". Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
  5. "Electrifying Oahu". Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
  6. "Smart Grid Project Improves Grid Reliability for Oahu, Hawaii - References - Siemens". w3.siemens.com. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  7. Chediak, Mark; Goossens, Ehren (4 December 2014). "NextEra Buys Hawaii's Biggest Utility in Green Energy Test". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  8. https://www.wsj.com/articles/nextera-hawaiian-electric-terminate-merger-bid-1468838067
  9. "Aging Hawaii Plant Upgrades Halted After Failed Merger". Engineering New Record (Volume 277/Number 4). BNP Media. July 15, 2016. p. 14.
  10. "Clean Energy Facts". HECO. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  11. "Hawaii's Clean Energy and Oil Consumption Report Card". 24 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  12. "Hawaii Plan Plots Course to an All-Electric Car Future". www.govtech.com. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
  13. https://www.hawaiianelectric.com/about-us/power-facts
  14. http://www.semprausgp.com/project/auwahi-wind/
  15. Kraftwerk wegen Lava stillgelegt : Spalt nur 200 Meter entfernt orf.at, 22 May 2018, retrieved 22 May 2018. (German)
  16. "High Technology Development Corporation > About Us". Archived from the original on 2010-07-16. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
  17. Act 097, HB623 HD2 SD2 CD1, 2015
  18. https://www.hawaiianelectric.com/Documents/about_us/our_vision/psip_executive_summary_20161223.pdf
  19. https://themolokaidispatch.com/100-renewable-energy-for-molokai-by-2020/
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