Hawaiian Electric renewables plan draws fire

摘要

As the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission considers letting NextErarnEnergy — with its renewable energy expertise and financial strengthrn— merge with Hawaiian Electric, the regulators have blasted the localrncompany’s plan to meet the state’s lofty clean energy goals.rn“The power supply improvement plans for each of the HECOrncompanies are not acceptable without supplementation andrnamendment,” the Public Utilities Commission said in an order issuedrnlast week. Hawaiian Electric owns utilities on Oahu, Maui and the BigrnIsland.