Changing to Meet Customers Needs

Once just a provider of electricity, HECO has evolved to provide customers energy services to help them save money as well.

In 1995, HECO won the utility industry's highest honor -- the Edison Award -- for its highly successful commercial heat pump water heating program. The program is an example of how HECO has leveraged technology, helping customers meet their energy needs and saving them money at the same time.

For its residential customers, the company's highly successful solar water heating program, the largest in the nation, provides rebates to help customers pay for solar systems that can reduce the cost of water heating by up to 90 percent.

Today, Hawaiian Electric Company and its subsidiaries provide electricity and services to 95 percent of the state's 1.2 million residents. The company is also one of the state's leading employers and a major contributor and supporter of community and educational programs.

The demand for power that has fueled the growth of the Hawaiian islands has been met by Hawaiian Electric Company for well over a century. And as the next millennium unfolds, the company remains committed to providing quality service to generations of Hawaii families and businesses to come.