Kauai Island Utility Cooperative has the highest capacity per customer in the nation
Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) today announced Top Ten rankings that reveal which utilities in the United States had the most solar electricity integrated into their energy mix as of the end of 2007. The rankings are based on information provided through a [...]

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Clean Water Branch had been notified of a waste water discharge from a lift station at Princeville on Kauai due to a power outage. 
According to preliminary estimates, more than 1,500 gallons discharged into waters adjacent to Sealodge Beach.
CWB officials believe the waste water may not have entered into the ocean due to heavy vegetation.
Power has been restored [...]

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Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative has recently reached net metering limits for residential and commercial customers.
Net metering is a consumer-based renewable energy incentive that gives alternative power system owners retail credit for at least a portion of the electricity generated.
Net metering limits were established by the Hawai‘i Public Utilities Commission after a net metering law was [...]

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Water Use Up Significantly In East Kilauea
Kauai’s Department of Water on Thursday asked the public to reduce the amount of water residents use.
Residents in East Kilauea should particularly work to drop their usage, county officials said. East Kilauea residences include those located on Wailapa and Huli roads, Waiakalua and North Waiakalua streets, Ko`olau and Kapuna [...]

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The Department of Water will be mailing out 2008 Water Quality Reports to Kauai residents this month.
The reports contain information on each of the 11 water systems on Kaua’i including: sources of water; levels of contaminants in the water; compliance with drinking water rules; as well as some educational information.
The Safe Water Drinking Act, a [...]

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The lackluster start to the Hawaii Bioenergy kickoff meeting
Much has been said of the urgent need to shift Hawai‘i’s 95 percent dependence on imported fuels for its transportation and electrical generation needs. In recent months, skyrocketing oil prices have produced sticker shock at the gas pump and on our electric bills. They’ve also plunged ATA [...]

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