Comments on: Electric Rates May Increase http://www.alohaupdate.com/2006/12/22/electric-rates-may-increase/ Hawaii News and Travel Guide Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:50:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Anthony http://www.alohaupdate.com/2006/12/22/electric-rates-may-increase/comment-page-1/#comment-685 Anthony Fri, 05 Jan 2007 19:21:51 +0000 http://www.alohaupdate.com/2006/12/22/electric-rates-may-increase/#comment-685 I wish I knew what the large projects were. As far as I know, it's more about maintenance than anything else. Maybe make a more efficient power plant so when we have another power outage, we won't be out of power for the entire day? And I seriously doubt that rate will return to what they are currently after the projects are complete. I bet they still have to factor in maintaining those large projects, which will keep the costs up. I wish I knew what the large projects were. As far as I know, it’s more about maintenance than anything else. Maybe make a more efficient power plant so when we have another power outage, we won’t be out of power for the entire day?

And I seriously doubt that rate will return to what they are currently after the projects are complete. I bet they still have to factor in maintaining those large projects, which will keep the costs up.

]]> By: Dale http://www.alohaupdate.com/2006/12/22/electric-rates-may-increase/comment-page-1/#comment-424 Dale Sun, 31 Dec 2006 05:37:55 +0000 http://www.alohaupdate.com/2006/12/22/electric-rates-may-increase/#comment-424 I would have thought that the increases were based on rising costs of raw materials needed to produce electricity, since usually there's a direct correlation between rising gas prices and energy prices. On another note, what are these "large projects" that seem to be one of the reasons for this increase? Will this mean that once these projects are completed, rates will return to what they are currently? I doubt it, but sometimes it's good to ask these questions. :) I would have thought that the increases were based on rising costs of raw materials needed to produce electricity, since usually there’s a direct correlation between rising gas prices and energy prices.

On another note, what are these “large projects” that seem to be one of the reasons for this increase? Will this mean that once these projects are completed, rates will return to what they are currently? I doubt it, but sometimes it’s good to ask these questions. :)

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