The legislators couldn’t have been clearer about their intentions: “The purpose of this Act is to eliminate the use of coal in Hawaii for electricity production.”ĭuring her August visit to the site, Blunden rode past the turnoff for the AES plant, under the covered conveyor belt that shuttles coal from a nearby harbor, to a vacant dusty patch in the same industrial park. The law means that the AES plant must cease operations when its contract expires on September 1, 2022. After years of urging by Blue Planet and others, the state legislature passed a law last year specifically to block new utility contracts for coal power. In August 2021, Blunden returned to the site of her old project - to bury it, not to praise it.Īs concern about climate change mounted, public sentiment shifted against the “coal pile in paradise,” said Jeff Mikulina, who recently retired from leading Blue Planet Foundation, a Hawaiian nonprofit that advocates for clean energy. The AES coal plant near Kalealoa, Oahu ( Tony Webster/Creative Commons)
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