Clean Energy Scenario Planning

As part of the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative (“HCEI”) energy agreement and in order to improve analysis and guidance for Hawaii's clean energy future, the HCEI Parties agreed to replace the current Integrated Resource Planning (“IRP”) process with a new Clean Energy Scenario Planning (“CESP”) process. Please see pages 36-41 of the energy agreement for the details of this initiative.

On November 6, 2008, the Hawaiian Electric companies and the State Consumer Advocate filed a joint request to the Public Utilities Commission (“Commission”) requesting the HECO IRP-4 docket be closed, the HELCO IRP-4 filing be suspended, the MECO IRP-4 filing be suspended, and to open a new docket to establish the CESP process.

On November 26, 2008, the Commission closed the HECO IRP-4 and HELCO IRP-4 and suspended all activities pursuant to the IRP Framework. On December 8, 2008, the Commission similarly closed the MECO IRP-4. The closing of the IRP dockets was to allow for resources to be diverted to development of a CESP framework and the Commission's preference was to revise the IRP Framework to develop the proposed CESP framework.

Since then, the Hawaiian Electric companies, in coordination with the State Consumer Advocate, have jointly developed a straw man proposal for the CESP framework. We will be seeking comments on the draft proposal until April 20, 2009. The Hawaiian Electric companies and the State Consumer Advocate intend to file a proposed CESP framework by April 28, 2009.

To learn more about the proposed CESP framework, click on these links.

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