Hawaii

The Aloha State

HI Utilities

IOU, Municipal, Cooperative, Retail Energy Suppliers, Wholesale

 Hawaii Consumer Choice: No Deregulation

Utility: Consumers in Hawaii may not choose their energy supplier.

Hawaii Electric Choice: No. Consumers in Hawaii do not have electric choice.

Hawaii Gas Choice: No. Natural gas is not deregulated in Hawaii, nor is it readily available.

Deregulated Gas Year Electric Year

Hawaii No N/A No N/A No utility choice for Hawaii consumers.

STATE NERC INTERCONNECTION ISO/RTO

Hawaii N/A N/A None

Region: Pacific

Hawaii Population: 1,415,872 People/ Land Mile: 185

Square Miles: 65,758 Land Miles: 6,423 Water Miles: 4,509

Yearly Values:

Net Generation 9,796,773 MWH Retail Sales 9,377,161 MWH Gas 759.3 trillion Btu

Counties HI Zip Codes HI Utility Zip Codes

Interconnection: N/A

NERC Authority: Unknown

FERC Authority: Unknown

Electric Retail Average:  29.2 cents/kWh (Ave)

Hawaii Power Mix

U.S. Commodity Sources 2019: 

• Coal: 13.2%

• Natural Gas: 0.1%

• Petroleum: 69.3

• Hydro: 0.7%

• Geothermal: 1.1%

• Solar PV: 2.7%

• Wind: 6%

• Biomass: 6.9%

2013 U.S. Commodity Sources:

• Coal: 12%

• Petroleum: 61% 

• Renewables: 23% 

HI Solar: Net Metering, Tax Credits, Solar Rebates

State Rebates:

State Contacts:Hawaii Contacts

State Links:

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Hawaii Public Utilities

Hawaii Consumer Advocacy – Public Utilities

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Talking About

Hawaii State Energy Profile (Hawaii.gov Energy Office Facts & Figures 2020)  https://energy.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2019-FF_Final.pdf

Hawaii NERC Presentation 2014 https://www.nerc.com/gov/bot/Agenda%20highlights%20and%20Mintues%202013/Board_of_Trustees_Presentations-February_6_2014.pdf