Hawaiian Electric Starts Rolling Outages on Hawaii Island

Hawaiian Electric has initiated rolling outages on Hawaii Island tonight due to the unavailability or reduced output of several large generators, according to statement on its website.

• Says wind and hydro resources are near zero
• Emergency outages are being initiated in various areas around the entire island to prevent loss of power to an even greater number of customers
• The timing and extent of the outages will depend on the amount of demand on the system and the availability of generators

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