Category: Event

The DER(t) on Distributed Energy Resources

Join us on Monday April 8th fo a timely and lively discussion, “The DER(t) on Distributed Energy Resources.

Register here.

Learn about Bring your Own Device, Smart DER and other programs, as well as the discussions and learnings that went into the development of these programs.

Panelists include:

Lani Shinsato, Director, Customer Energy Resources, Hawaiian Electric

Rocky Mould, Executive Director, Hawaii Solar Energy Association

Moderated by Gwen Yamamoto Lau, Executive Director of the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority

2024 Energy Outlook

WiRE members gathered with Mark Glick, Chief Energy Officer at the Hawaii State Energy Office, and Michael Angelo, Executive Director of teh Division of Consumer Advocacy to learn about their energy outlook for 2024.

In addition to great food and conversation, WiRE members had the opportunity to take professional headshots with IJfke Ridgely Photography!

WiRE Breakfast: Decarbonization Strategies

WiRE hosted a conversation on Hawaii’s decarbonization strategies, with a sneak peek into the State’s decarbonization plan and insight into the City & County of Honolulu’s Climate Action Plan. 

Hawaii has some of the most ambitious targets for decarbonization in the nation. In addition to the 2045 deadline, state law mandates that Hawaii must cut its emissions to half of 2005 levels by 2030. We learned more about the state’s decarbonization plan and the policies needed to drive change in different sectors.

Panelists:

  • Makena Coffman, Director for the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Institute for Sustainability and Resilience
  • Monique Schafer, Decarbonization Program Manager, Hawaii State Energy Office
  • Moderated by Amanda Ellis – Senior Director, Global Partnerships and Networks, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory

WiRE Breakfast: Legislative Session Recap and Looking Ahead to 2024

On July 25th, WiRE hosted a breakfast conversation exploring recent trends in state energy policy in Hawaii. Attendees learned about energy policies passed during the 2023 legislative session and what’s on the horizon for the 2024 session.

Panelists:

  • Senator Lynn DeCoite, Chair, Senate Committee on Energy, Economic Development and Tourism
  • Representative Nicole Lowen, Chair, House Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection

 

Moderated by Melissa Miyashiro, Executive Director, Blue Planet Foundation

WiRE Pau Hana – Hawaii Energy Conference (Maui)

Please join us in-person for a closing reception on May 25, 2023 following the 10th Hawaii Energy Conference* at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center.

  • Light pupus and cash bar
  • Current WiRE members who register for the closing reception in advance will receive one complimentary drink ticket.

*All are welcome but you must be registered to attend the conference, for more information or to register for the conference visit www.hawaiienergyconference.com

  • Location: Maui Arts & Cultural Center, 1 Cameron Way, Kahului, HI 96732
  • Date: May 25, 2023
  • Time: 5 – 6:30pm

Looking forward to seeing you there.

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WiRE Breakfast: What’s happening with Time of Use rates?

On May 8th, WiRE hosted a timely conversation about Hawaiian Electric’s Shift and Save time-of-use (TOU) pilot set to launch July 1, 2023. Attendees learned about how this initiative was developed collaboratively with stakeholders and the PUC. The panelists discusses what this means for customers and how they can shift consumption away from the most expensive hours into cheaper, cleaner hours for the grid.

 

  • Location: The Pacific Club, 1451 Queen Emma St, Honolulu, HI 96813
  • Date: March 10, 2023 8AM – 9:30AM
  • Members: $35
  • Non-members: $50

 

Panelists:
  • Jim Kelly – Vice President, Government and Community Relations and Corporate Communications at Hawaiian Electric
  • Rocky Mould – Executive Director, Hawaii Solar Energy Association

 

Moderated by Caroline Carl – Hawaii Energy

WiRE Breakfast: Electric Transportation in Hawaii

On March 10, 2023, WiRE hosted a breakfast panel discussion focused on electric transportation in Hawaii. Grace Relf, Chief of Policy & Research at the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission, provided opening remarks about the energy industry.

Attendees learned about the State’s plan to deploy $6.1 million in charging stations as part of their NEVI Plan, heard about Hawaiian Electric’s $4.8 million Charge Up Commercial make ready infrastructure pilot, and found out how the US Postal service is electrifying their fleet, thanks to analyses by ICF International.

Opening Remarks, Energy Industry Insights & Vision: Grace Relf, Chief of Policy & Research, Public Utilities Commission

Moderator: Tabatha Knudson, Mobility & Equity Coordinator, Blue Planet

Panelists:

  1. Dre Kalili, Deputy Director, Hawaii Department of Transportation – Harbors
  2. Ida Taylor, Product Manager, Charge Up Commercial, Hawaiian Electric
  3. Susan Asam, Vice President, Climate Planning + ICF Climate Center Senior Fellow, ICF International

WiRE Tour & Talk Story with Mayor Blangiardi

On Tuesday, May 24, 2022, WiRE participated in a site tour of the Honouliuli Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) plant and talk story with Mayor Rick Blangiardi.  Commissioned in 2018, the RNG plant, made possible through a partnership between the City & County of Honolulu and Hawaii Gas, upgrades raw biogas from the Honouliuli Wastewater Treatment Plant in Ewa Beach, to pipeline ready RNG for use by utility gas customers on Oahu.

Mahalo to the Department of Environmental Services and Hawaii Gas for hosting the tour, and to Mayor Blangiardi and Nicola Hedge (Resilience Office), for engaging with us!