Last Hawaiian coal plant

Power cost hike, supply crunch ahead as last Hawaii coal plant closes
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Hawaiian Electric (HECO) said Oahu residents should get ready to pay even more for electricity this fall. A massive coal power plant is closing, and renewable energy intended to replace it won’t be ready in time…The Kapolei plant burns coal to make energy, meeting about 16% of the island’s peak electricity demand. It has been Oahu’s biggest single generator for three decades, but only for the next 69 days…

“The lights are going to stay on, that’s our number one job,” Kelly said. “And on Sept. 1, there isn’t even going to be a blink.” Kelly said that’s because HECO has rearranged the maintenance schedules to make sure all plants are up and running, creating what they call a “reserve margin” which is basically power they have on standby in case we need it. But how?

“Our oil powered units will be running more than they were before the shutdown of the coal plant,” Kelly said.

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