Hawaiian Electric urges competitive bidding for JERA’s 500-MW Oahu LNG plant plan
HE•PUC planning, JERA timeline and LNG conditions
The PUC told Hawaiian Electric to continue long-range planning on Oahu firm-generation needs; an Aug. 5 letter flagged 500 MW as premature.
JERA plans to seek approvals in Q1 2027; permitting and PUC and FERC processes could take years, delaying any potential bill savings.
Hawaiian Electric backed LNG only if a PUC-supervised study shows customer benefits, and urged competitive bidding for LNG supply to offset infrastructure costs.
Hawaiian Electric pushes for competitive procurement
Hawaiian Electric pushed back on JERA’s no-bid push to build a 500-MW Oahu plant tied to imported LNG infrastructure.
The company called for a PUC-run competitive procurement to test price and need, warning a multibillion-dollar sole-source deal could raise costs.
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