April 20, 2015
Hawaii lawmakers urge regulators to take time to review NextEra-HECO deal
Hawaii lawmakers are urging state regulators to go along with the Hawaii Consumer Advocate’s request to establish a schedule that would complete the regulatory review process of NextEra Energy Inc.’s $4.3 billion acquisition of Hawaiian Electric Co. by June 2016.
The Hawaii House of Representatives adopted House Resolution 158, urging the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission to protect the public interest in reviewing the proposed acquisition, among other requests.
The PUC has set an interim deadline…