According to local press reports, Ige’s opposition is based largely on NextEra’s lack of clarity on how it would meet the state’s 100% renewables target.
The acquisition – first proposed last December – has already been approved by Hawaiian Electric’s shareholders and by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. But it still requires sign-off from Hawaii’s three-member Public Utility Commission, which is headed by an Ige appointee.
Ige’s
