Roadmap for Hawaii’s
Clean Energy Future
PMI Honolulu
October 20, 2010
Dick Rosenblum
President & CEO
Hawaiian Electric Company
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The Challenge
Whether you think
you can or can’t
you’re right
Henry Ford
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Hawaii’s Economy in 2008
“Our dependence on oil means that we will continue to send billions of dollars of
our hard-earned wealth to other countries every month.” B. Obama
GROSS STATE PRODUCT
$63.8 BILLION
SPENDING ON ENERGY
$ 8.4 BILLION
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Hawaii’s Fossil Fuel Use
Fossil fuels provide 90% of HECO’s Supply
Hawaii Economy
HECO Electric Supply
2008 & MECO
HECO, HELCO
Net Generation, 2008
Hydroelectric
Conventional
Less than 1%
JET FUEL
34%
ELECTRICITY
32%
GASOLINE/
MARINE FUEL
OTHER
27%
Non-Hydro
Renewables
8%
Coal
15%
Petroleum
77%
7%
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A Paradigm Shift is Required
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Economic drain
> Economic engine
Energy insecurity
> Energy security
Environmental harm > Environmental
compatibility
Price volatility
> Price stability
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The Solutions
Even if you are
on the right track,
you’ll get run over
if you just sit there
Will Rogers
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Three Goals
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Meet RPS targets
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40% by 2030
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Reduce volatility
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Reduce costs
compared to
current path
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Differing Circumstances
Renewable Poor
Renewable Rich
Oahu population
907,574 *
Neighbor islands’ population
322,992 *
Oahu
Molokai
Kauai
Maui County 14 %**
Maui
Lanai
Oahu
* U. S. Census
estimate July 2009
Hawaii
5 %**
Hawaii Island 34 %**
Population
173,057 *
** % Renewable
electricity 2009
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How Can We Do It?
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Use abundant
wind resources
Island
interconnection
Liquid bio-fuel
 Local ?
Effective integration
of intermittent
generation
Wind speed map
of Hawaii
Hawaii Island
Lanai
Maui
29% of peak load
26% of peak load
17% of peak load
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Inter-Island Wind
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A program not a project
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Wind Project(s)
Undersea cable
Oahu transmission enhancements
Each critically dependent on the others
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Market power
Financing
Government interface
Community
NIMBY,
NIMTOO
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What Are We Doing To Prepare
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Sr. Executive Project Management
Office (PMO)
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Three levels of involvement
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Small
Medium
Large
What are the tools/processes
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Scheduling
Estimating
Project Controls
Change Management
Risk Management
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What do I think
Everything should be as simple as
it is, but not simpler.
Albert Einstein
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Don’t create a monument to project
management
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Be careful what you measure
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Be flexible – leave room for innovation
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Communicate, communicate,
communicate
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Let’s Talk!
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Learn More
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Hawaii’s Energy Future
www.hawaiisenergyfuture.com
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Hawaiian Electric Company
www.heco.com
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Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative
www.hawaiicleanenergyinitiative.org
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Hawaii energy data
http://hawaii.gov/dbedt/info/energy
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Together…
Shaping the Future of Electricity
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