2017 Renewable Portfolio Standard Status Report - For the Year Ended December 31, 2017

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Renewable Portfolio Standard Status Report for 2017 submitted under Hawaii’s Renewable Portfolio Standards framework and Docket No. 2007-0008. The report summarizes consolidated RPS performance for Hawaiian Electric and affiliates, reporting an achieved RPS of 26.8% in 2017 while excluding energy efficiency and solar water heating savings. It details renewable generation by resource and provides program and capacity updates for net energy metering, interconnection, grid supply, self supply, and feed-in tariff installations.

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2017 Renewable Portfolio Standard Status Report

Year ended December 31, 2017

Consolidated RPS results for 2017

Renewable energy resources and generation table

Program installations and energy production updates

Power Supply Improvement Plan and long-term targets

February 8,2018 Z018 FEB-8 A 943 The Honorable Chairman and Membersof the Hawai'i Public Utilities CommissionKekuanaoa Building,1st Floor465 South King StreetHonolulu,Hawai'i 96813 PUBLIC UTiLITIESCOMNISSIOH Dear Commissioners: Subject:Docket No.2007-0008Renewable Portfolio Standards Law Examination In accordance with Decision and Order No.23912 and the Framework for Renewable PortfolioStandards,issued December 20,2007,attached is the Renewable Portfolio Standard StatusReport for the year ended December 31,2017 for Hawaiian Electric Company,Inc.,HawaiiElectric Light Company,Inc.and Maui Electric Company,Limited. Sincerely, 柳 Attachment c:Division of Consumer AdvocacyR.J Hee/T.Blume H.Curtis # 2017 Renewable Portfolio Standard Status Report Hawaiian Electric Company,Inc.Hawai'i Electric Light Company,Inc.Maui Electric Company,Limited For the Year Ended December 31,2017 This report is submitted pursuant to the Framework for Renewable PortfolioStandards adopted by the HawaiiPublic Utilities Commission("Commission")inDocket No.2007-0008. Hawaiian Electric Company and its subsidiaries,Hawai'i Electric Light Company andMaui Electric Company(collectively,the "Hawaiian Electric Companies"),haveachieved a consolidated Renewable Portfolio Standard("RPS")of 26.8%in 2017.Inaccordance with present RPS guidelines,this RPS calculation does not include theelectrical energy savings from energy efficiency and solar water heating technologies.²The 26.8%RPS was achieved in 2017 through the use of diverserenewable energy resources (biomass,geothermal,photovoltaic,hydro,wind,andbiofuels)and customer-sited,grid-connected technologies(primarily photovoltaicsystems). On June 8,2015,Act 097 Relating to Renewable Standards was signed into law.Act097 increased the 2020 RPS target to 30%,maintained the 2030 RPS target at 40%,added a 2040 RPS target of 70%,and added a 2045 RPS target of 100%. The Hawaiian Electric Companies continued to increase their renewable energyportfolio.In calendar year 2017,new Net Energy Metering installations totaled 31.6MW,new Standard Interconnection Agreement installations totaled 32.7 MW,newCustomer Grid Supply installations totaled 12.3 MW,new Customer Self Supplyinstallations totaled 2.3 MW,and new Feed-In Tariff installations totaled 6.2 MW.The 27.6 MW Waianae Solar project on O'ahu also began its first year of commercialoperation in 2017.Electrical energy generated using renewable energy resources,including customer-sited,grid-connected technologies,increased by 45,072megawatt hours in 2017,a 2.0%increase compared to the previous year. The Hawaiian Electric Companies submitted their updated Power Supply Improvement Plan(“PSIP”)on December 23,2016 in Docket No.2014-0183.ThatPSIP outlines a plan with specific near-term actions to achieve Hawaii's 100 percent RPS by 2045.The Hawaiian Electric Companies look forward to working togetherwith all stakeholders to help Hawai achieve this important objective. # 2017 Renewable Portfolio Standard Status ReportHawaiian Electric Company,Inc.("Hawaiian Electric")Hawai'i Electric Light Company,Inc.("Hawai'i Electric Light")Maui Electric Company,Limited("Maui Electric") For the Year Ended December 31,2017(In Net Megawatt Hours) | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | Hawaiian
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Electric | | TOTAL | TOTAL | | | | | | | | | Electrical Energy Generated Using Renewable Energy Sources | | | | | | | Biomass (including municipal solid waste | )
381,138 | | | 381,138 | 423,118 | | Geothemal | | 322,609 | | 322,609 | 260,116 | | Photovoltaic and Solar Thermal' | 128,939 | 4,224 | 9,705 | 142,868 | 66,872 | | Hydro¹ | | 29,635 | 650 | 30,284 | 55,076 | | Wind' | 191,560 | 109,626 | 231,688 | 532,875 | 656,678 | | Biofuels | 55,023 | | 959 | 55,982 | 38,475 | | C

FAQs

What RPS percentage did the Hawaiian Electric Companies achieve in 2017?

They achieved a consolidated Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) of 26.8% in 2017, excluding energy efficiency and solar water heating savings.

How does the report treat energy efficiency and solar water heating?

The report’s RPS calculation does not include electrical energy savings from energy efficiency or solar water heating technologies.

Which Act changed Hawaii’s renewable energy targets and what targets were added or updated?

Act 097 was signed into law on June 8, 2015; it increased the 2020 RPS target to 30%, kept 2030 at 40%, added 2040 at 70%, and added 2045 at 100%.

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