Hawaii’s top public utility officials and the president of Hawaiian Electric are testifying in a congressional hearing about the role the electrical grid played in last month’s deadly Maui wildfire
on Aug. 8, when strong winds appeared to cause a Hawaiian Electric power line to fall, igniting dry brush and grass near a large subdivision.
However, Asuncion said burying power lines can be cost-prohibitive, and has a big impact on rate-payers. He said there is no program to have rate-payers on one island subsidize the cost of burying a line on another island. “The cause of this Afternoon Fire that devastated Lahaina has not been determined,” she wrote. “We are working tirelessly to figure out what happened, and we are cooperating fully with federal and state investigators.”
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First congressional hearing on Maui wildfire to focus on island's sole electric provider and gridHawaii’s top public utility officials and the president of Hawaiian Electric are expected to testify in a congressional hearing about the role the electrical grid played in last month’s deadly Maui wildfire.
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First congressional hearing on Maui wildfire to focus on island's sole electric provider and gridHawaii’s top public utility officials and the president of Hawaiian Electric are expected to testify in a congressional hearing about the role the electrical grid played in last month’s deadly Maui wildfire.
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First congressional hearing on Maui wildfire to focus on island's sole electric provider and gridHawaii’s top public utility officials and the president of Hawaiian Electric are expected to testify in a congressional hearing about the role the electrical grid played in last month’s deadly Maui wildfire.
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First congressional hearing on Maui wildfire to focus on island's electric providerHawaii’s top public utility officials and the president of Hawaiian Electric are expected to testify in a congressional hearing about the role the electrical grid played in last month’s deadly Maui wildfire
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First congressional hearing on Maui wildfire to focus on island's sole electric provider and gridHawaii’s top public utility officials and the president of Hawaiian Electric are testifying in a congressional hearing about the role the electrical grid played in last month’s deadly Maui wildfire
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