Major Hawai`i Public Utility Commission (PUC) Energy Dockets


Docket No. 2007-0008 PUC Initiated Docket on Renewable Portfolio Standards

Docket No. 2006-0431 (Outage) -- HECO, HELCO, MECO, Related to the Major Power Outages of October 15-16, 2006.  Life of the Land's Motion to Intervene pending
Docket No. 2006-0386. HECO Rate Case
Docket No. 05-0315 (Rate Hike) -- HELCO's approval of rate increases and revised rate schedules and rules. Parties: HELCO, CA
Docket 05-0146  (Power Plant) --  HECO's Proposed 2009 Campbell Industrial Park Community Benefits Package (CBP)
Docket 05-0145 -- (Power Plant) -- HECO's Proposed 2009 Power Plant. Testimony for Life of the Land, HECO, and the Consumer Advocate. 
Docket No. 05-0069  (DSM) -- HECO For Approval and/or Modification of Demand-Side and Load Management Programs and Recovery of Program Costs and DSM Utility Incentives. Parties:  Parties: HECO, MECO, HELCO; KIUC; Department of Defense; Consumer Advocate (CA); Hawaii Renewable Energy Alliance (HREA); The Gas Company (TGC); County of Kauai; County of Maui; Life of the Land; Rocky Mountain Institute; Hawaii Solar Energy Association (HSEA). Participant: US EPA.

Docket No. 04-0113 (Rate Hike) – HECO for Approval of Rate Increases and Revised Rate Schedules and Rules, and for Approval/Modification of Demand-Side and Load Management Programs. Parties: HECO, CA, DoD. Energy Efficiency/DSM bifurcated to docket 05-0069.
Docket No. 04-0077 (IRP) -- MECO IRP-3 (April 30, 2004, Order 20953)
Docket No.  04-0046 (IRP) -- HELCO IRP-3 (February 26, 2004, Order 20821)

Docket No. 03-0417 (Transmission Line) -- HECO for the Approval to Commit Funds in Excess of $500,000 for Item Y48500, East Oahu Transmission Project. Parties: HECO, CA, Life of the Land, Legislators. LOL Opening Brief
Docket No. 03-0372 (Competitive Bidding) -- Instituting a Proceeding to Investigate Competitive Bidding for New Generating Capacity in Hawaii
Docket No. 03-0371 (Distributed Generation) -- Instituting a Proceeding to Investigate Distributed Generation in Hawaii. Multiple parties including Hawaiian Electric Company, Hawaii Electric Light Company, and Maui Electric Company, Division of Consumer Advocacy (CA), County of Maui, County of Kauai, Hawaii Renewable Energy Alliance  (HREA), Life of the Land, The Gas Company.  LOL Opening Brief.  County of Maui  Opening Brief.  County of Maui  Reply Brief.    County of Maui: Direct Testimony of Kal Kobayashi   Jim Lazar 
Jim Lazar Exhibits   County of Maui: Rebuttal Testimony of Kal Kobayashi   Jim Lazar

Docket No. 03-0366 (Cogeneration) -- HECO, HELCO, MECO, For Approval of a CHP Program, Schedule CHP -- Customer-Sited Utility-Owned Cogeneration Service. Life of the Land's Motion to Intervene pending
Docket No. 03-0253 (IRP) -- HECO  Regarding Integrated Resource Planning  (IRP-3): Parties: Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO), Consumer Advocate, Life of the Land.  Schedule
Docket 02-0060 Citizens Communication Company: Sale of  Kauai Electric Division to Kauai Island Utility Co-op
Docket No. 00-0135 (Power Plant) -- Apollo Complaint Proceeding
Docket 99-0396  (Rates) – HECO Proposal for Performance Based Ratemaking 2000. Closed by PUC
Docket No. 99-0207  (Rate Hike) – HELCO 2000 Test Year Rate Case, 2000
Docket No. 99-0004 (IRP) -- MECO IRP-2 (April 7, 2004, D&O 20884)

Docket No.  97-0349 (IRP) -- HELCO IRP-2 (February 4, 2004, Order 20792)
Docket No.  96-0116 (Transmission Line) -- HECO's Waialua-Kuilima Subtransmission Line
Docket No.  95-0347 (IRP) -- HECO IRP-2 (January 29, 2001, D&O 18340) 

Docket No.  94-0226 (Renewable Energy) --
Docket No. 94-0079, PPA Negotiations with Enserch Development Corporation, 1995.
Docket No. 7956  (Power Plant) -- PPA Negotiations with Kawaihae Cogeneration Partners, 1994.
Docket No. 7766 (Rate Hike) – HECO 1995 Test Year Rate Case, 1993.
Docket No. 7744 (Power Plant) --   MECO Maalaea Dual-Train Combined Cycle Unit Number Two, 1993.
Docket No.  7602 (Transmission Line) -- HECO's Kewalo-Kamoku 138-kV Transmission Line D&O 12627
Docket No. 7700 (Rate Hike) – HELCO 1994 Test Year Rate Case, 1993.
Docket No. 7623 (Power Plant) --  HELCO Keahole Combustion Turbine CT-5 and Keahole Steam Turbine ST-7, 1993.
Docket No.  7591 (Corporate) -- HECO/HEI Relationship

Docket No. 7310 (Rates) –  HECO, HELCO, MECO, Avoided Cost Investigation, 1993.
Docket No. 7277 (Rates) –  HECO Waiau Water Agreements
Docket No. 7261 (IRP) -- GASCO Integrated Resource Planning, 1993.
Docket No. 7259 (IRP) -- HELCO IRP-1  (May 29, 1996, D&O 14708)
Docket No. 7258 (IRP) -- MECO IRP-1 (May 29, 1996, D&O 14707)
Docket No. 7257 (IRP) --   HECO Integrated Resource Planning, 1993.
Docket No. 7048 (Power Plant) --  HELCO Keahole 20 MW Combustion Turbine, CT-4, 1993.
Docket No. 6983 (Power Plant) -- HPOWER Firm Capacity Amendment regarding the treatment of HPOWER firm capacity and its payment, 1992.
Docket No.  6789 (Transmission Line) -- HECO's Waiau-Makalapa 138-kV Transmission Line #2
Docket No. 6617  (IRP) -- Instituting a proceeding to require energy utilities in Hawaii to implement Integrated Resource Planning, 1991.
Docket No. 6603  (Power Plant) -- MECO Application to commit funds for purchase and installation of a Combined Cycle Unit, 1990.
Docket No. 6378  (Power Plant) -- HECO Application for approval of Kalaeloa Power Purchase Contract, 1989.   
Docket No.  6281 (Outage) -- HECO's 1988 & 1991 Outages. D&O 17099 July 30, 1999
Docket No. 5081 (Rate Hike) – HECO 1995 Test Year Rate Case, 1984
Docket No. 3933  (Transmission Line) -- HECO Makalapa-Iwilei 138 KV Line, 1980.   
Docket 2793 (Rate Hike) – General investigation by PUC of rate structure for all electric utilities.
Docket 2781  (Rate Hike) – HECO's 1976 rate case
Docket 1971 (Rate Hike) – HECO 1971 Rate Hike. Successful Life of the Land Appeal. Hawaii Supreme Court victory: Right to Sue & Rollback

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