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Hawaii is the No. 1 state in the nation per capita for using petroleum to generate electricity.
Hawaiian Electric Co. has a goal of reducing 2005 petroleum electrical production levels by 40 percent by 2025 and 70 percent by 2030.
HECO plans on replacing petroleum with solar and biofuels. The fact is that rooftop solar and individual storage batteries, along with biofuels, will not even come close to meeting their reduction in petroleum goals.
HECO's proposed doubling and tripling of electricity rates from 6 p.m. to 9 a.m. would reduce the use of electricity by making electricity too expensive for most during those hours, so its plan is for people to simply not use their electricity to reduce its use of petroleum.
Jeff McCammack
Wailuku