Posted at 4:09 p.m., Thursday, July 26, 2007
HELCO signs agreement for more renewable energy
Advertiser Staff
The Big Island's Hawaii Electric Light Co. said it's signed an agreement to purchase biomass-produced electricity that will push Hawai'i island renewable energy use past 35 percent.The utility said it will buy as much as 3.6 megawatts of electricity produced by a biomass-powered generation facility being developed by Tradewinds Forest Products LLC and Rockland Capital Energy Investments. The purchase power agreement requires state Public Utilities Commission approval.
