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To: Eric who wrote (1432287)	1/9/2024 10:18:37 AM
From: maceng2	1 Recommendation Recommended By longz Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1574714

Ralf Baric is the guy I listen to. Recommended by Vladimir Zelenko. Supposedly he is a biowarfare expert. Look him up. I watch stuff like this. Howard Stern who has gotten eight Covid shots & boosters & still wears masks, just got Covid and he can’t understand how it happened. https://t.co/YvXwJ6OslS — Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) January 8, 2024 and typically don't say much. Take a little zinc & quercetin on top of my vit D when the sniffles threaten. I wouldn't wish to taken for as a "Covid Expert" like Howard Stern. What a freaking dumb arsed dummy. Really! Hope he gets better of course. We need reminders of what not to do.

To: Eric who wrote (1432287)	1/9/2024 1:26:07 PM
From: Broken_Clock	1 Recommendation Recommended By longz Respond to of 1574714

Then utilities have sucked in the grid tiers with false promises...and now pull the rug out from under them. Changes to HECO rooftop solar rates draw dismay from industry experts Hawai?i Public Radio \| By Savannah Harriman-Pote Published January 8, 2024 at 8:45 AM HST Cathy Bussewitz / AP FILE - In this July 8, 2016, file photo, Dane Hew Len, lead installer for RevoluSun, places a solar panel on a roof in Honolulu. A new rate scheme for Hawaiian Electric's rooftop solar customers is set to take effect this spring. Some solar industry advocates say it could fundamentally change the local energy landscape. "I think this is going to have a dramatic impact on our market," said Rocky Mould, president of the Hawaii Solar Energy Association. He predicted that new rooftop solar grid interconnections could drop by 50% or more under the new tariff structure — which the Public Utilities Commission decided on last month. Mould's primary concern is that it may become more cost-effective for new customers to use all the power they produce rather than sell it back to the grid. Hawai?i Public Utilities Commission Beginning in April 2024, the Smart DER Tariff will be the only available underlying DER tariff for new customers and will utilize the export rates laid out below in Table 1 for those customers that choose the export option, according to the Public Utilities Commission's final decision and order on Dec. 4, 2023. "The order that came out is going to incentivize customers to build systems for their own use and not for export," Mould said. "There isn't going to be an economic incentive for customers to export to the grid." About 37% of single-family homes served by Hawaiian Electric have rooftop solar panels, according to the utility's most recent sustainability report. On O?ahu and in Maui County, customer-sited solar is the single largest renewable source of energy available to the grid. On Hawai?i Island, it ties with geothermal. Mould said rooftop solar has played a critical role in providing clean power as fossil fuel generation phases out and utility-scale solar has struggled to come online. He points to the Battery Bonus program, which was co-designed by solar industry experts, the utility, and the PUC. The program incentivized households to build solar storage units that could provide energy back to the grid during high-demand hours. It launched ahead of the closure of the AES coal plant in 2022 to help O?ahu address its subsequent energy shortfall. Mould said Battery Bonus showcased the power of rooftop solar to help "stabilize the grid, which in turn allows us to bring on more affordable, reliable, renewable energy as we approach 100% renewable energy and achieve the state's goals." The Hawaii Solar Energy Association, along with the Hawaii PV Coalition, filed a motion asking the PUC to reconsider its decision on the new rates. Earthjustice attorney Isaac Moriwake represents the association. He expects a response from the commissioners soon. "It's a big question," Moriwake said, "if they're going to do enough to realize their mistake and correct course, or whether they're just going to follow through with this approach." In a statement to HPR, a HECO spokesperson said they believe the motion filed by industry advocates has “not met the legal burden of demonstrating the PUC should reconsider its earlier decision.” They further stated they anticipate the new structure will "streamline" the process for customers. A response to the order from the Consumer Advocate, which represents the interests of utility consumers, is expected this week. Moriwake believes this issue warrants a hearing and hopes the Commission takes action quickly. "There is a looming deadline because the existing programs that are the lifeline for the solar industry are going to expire," Moriwake said. "We need some sort of roadway or pathway forward to keep the solar industry and the solar market going."

To: Eric who wrote (1432287)	1/9/2024 1:29:58 PM
From: Broken_Clock	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574714

Just closed the reliable coal plant...and....how do rolling blackouts sound? HECO institutes rolling outages on Oahu, plunging communities into darkness By HNN Staff Published: Jan. 8, 2024 at 5:10 PM HST\|Updated: 7 hours ago HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaiian Electric instituted rolling outages on Oahu on Monday night amid power generation issues, plunging entire communities into darkness for 30-minute periods. HECO said the outages were needed to avoid larger problems. The outages started in the Nuuanu area at 8 p.m. and moved across the island. They ended about 10:30 p.m. Heavy rains batter Oahu, flooding roads and triggering power outages HECO officials said they made the rare decision to institute the outages — amid drenching rains across the island — after two large generating units at Waiau Power Plant went offline on Monday afternoon. They added that because of the heavy rains, production from solar energy systems had also been reduced and battery energy storage systems were not able to charge to full capacity. Jim Kelly, vice president of government, community relations and corporate communications for HECO, apologized for the outages — calling them an “extraordinary step.” The outages were dramatic and came with little warning. During the outages, traffic lights went out amid the driving rain. It wasn’t clear how emergency authorities were informed of the plan, but HECO did say large power users were alerted in advance and urged to conserve electricity in a bid to stave off the outages. It didn’t work. “Due to insufficient generation, earlier this evening Hawaiian Electric began ‘load shedding,’ a process of systematically disconnecting customers in various areas around the island, as part of a predetermined sequence under the company’s emergency procedures,” the utility said, in a news release. “The targeted emergency outages are necessary to avoid a more widespread outage or damage to the electric system from an imbalance of too much demand versus too little available generation.” Copyright 2024 Hawaii News Now. All rights reserved.