Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative’s incumbent directors Allan A. Smith and Jim Mayfield along with Bryson Ponce have been elected to the KIUC Board of Directors. These three directors will each serve for a 3-year term ending March 2029.
The Hawai‘i Public Utilities Commission has given the green light to a new solar –plus-storage project on Kauaʻi, which will contribute significantly to Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative’s plans to reach 100% renewable generation.
The National Weather Service has issued a Fire Weather Watch for leeward areas of Kauai beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, October 24 and extending through 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 25. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur.
Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative has been notified that federal grants for two projects that would have boosted electric grid reliability and reduced Kaua‘i’s vulnerability to supply-chain issues and foreign oil pricing have been cancelled.
Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) is alerting its members to be cautious of misleading claims being made by representatives of certain solar installation companies operating on Kaua‘i.