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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (18091)	4/22/2011 3:55:32 PM
From: S. maltophilia	Respond to of 119361

HE seems to enjoy their position in Hawaii. Looking at their 10-K, using "competition" as a search term, I see a lot more references to their banking subsidiary, with a passing reference to self generated power. ...Competition. Although competition in the generation sector in Hawaii has been moderated by the scarcity of generation sites, various permitting processes and lack of interconnections to other electric utilities, HECO and its subsidiaries face competition from IPPs and customer self-generation, with or without cogeneration. In October 2003, the PUC opened investigative proceedings on two specific issues (competitive bidding and DG) to move toward a more competitive electric industry environment under cost-based regulation..... sec.gov There is also a generation source table, that doesn't paste here very well. A fair amount of Big Island's power is unconventional, but the bulk of the power is for Oahu, and is oil-fired. Nice yield on their common.....