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Powerlines 2009TRANSCRIPT
A Hawaiian Electric Company Publication
Copyright 2009, No. 4 Winter 2009
5 | Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative Update
8 | PQ Tips: The Importance of
Motor Protection
10 | Help Keep Your Business IN Business
11 | Hawaiian Cement’s Kalaeloa
Facility Joins EnergyScout™ for Business
Hawaiian Electric CompanyTakes the National EV Pledge Joining other utilities to promote ELECTRIC VEHICLES
ALOHA! Welcome to the Winter 2009
Powerlines, which Hawaiian Electric
Company publishes quarterly for our
valuable commercial customers. In each
issue, we try to bring you useful articles
on new technologies, energy efficiency
measures, and interesting customer
projects.
The year 2010 promises to be another
active year in our effort to achieve a
clean energy economy. So in this issue,
we bring you a recap of our Hawaii
Clean Energy Initiative efforts so far. We
have made much progress in the year-
plus since we signed a landmark energy
agreement with the Governor and
Consumer Advocate.
This issue also includes news on
Hawaiian Electric Company’s pledge to
promote electric vehicles. As we have
often said, Hawaii can not make
significant progress in reducing our oil
dependence for electricity without also
reducing our oil dependence for
transportation.
And, as we do every quarter, we offer
tips on controlling your electric bill with
both technical information and great
examples in our business community.
Our best wishes to you for a successful
2010.
Mahalo,
Robbie Alm
Executive Vice President
Continued
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Electric Vehicles Continued
Continued
“Promoting the reliable and affordable electrification of transportation is part
of our effort with the State of Hawaii and other stakeholders to reduce Hawaii’s
near 90 percent dependence on imported oil for jet fuel, ground transportation,
and electricity.”
In October 2008, the Hawaiian Electric compa-
nies and the State of Hawaii signed an energy
agreement as part of the Hawaii Clean Energy
Initiative (HCEI). As a roadmap for greater energy
independence, the HCEI goal is to get 70 percent
of Hawaii’s energy needs from clean sources (30
percent from energy efficiency and 40 percent
from renewables) by 2030. With the support of
Hawaiian Electric companies, these goals were
codified in Act 155 by the 2009 State Legislature.
“Many of our clean energy goals, including increased use of
renewable energy sources, the rollout of a smart grid and
advanced electric meters, all align with the goal of converting
a significant share of ground transportation to cleaner fuel
sources.”— Dick Rosenblum
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Electric Vehicles Continued
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Increased Renewable Portfolio Standards (Act 155 - 2009)
New HCEI proposals submitted to the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC)
Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative Hawaiian Electric Companies’ Energy Agreement
One-Year Progress Update
Continued
Biofuels progress
Interisland Wind/Undersea Cable project (to import
wind power to Oahu from Molokai/Lanai)
Critical integration work
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Continued
Hawaii Clean Energy Initiave Continued
Hawaii Clean Energy Initiave Continued
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Complete and upcoming renewable energy projects
Support for other renewable energy projects
Greening transportation
Other renewable energy projects in progress
Continued
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Why Electric Motors Fail
How Motors are Protected
Motor Protection Devices
Overloads 30%
Contaminants 19%
Single-phasing 14%
Bearing failure 13%
Old age 10%
Rotor failure 5%
Miscellaneous 9%
100%
PQ Tips:
The Importance
of
The electric motor is utilized in countless applications to power various mechanical loads, including fans, pumps, and compressors, just to name a few. Our dependency on the ubiquitous electric motor often remains unnoticed until one fails…
Motor Circuit
and Controller
Disconnect
M
Motor
Controller
Motor
Overload
Motor
Disconnect
Motor Branch Short
Circuit and Ground
Fault Protection
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PQ Tips Continued
MOTOR PROTECTOR RESOURCESIf you are considering installing or upgrading to
motor protectors, here are a few points to exam-
ine:
• Is a replacement motor readily available?
• How long will it take to replace a failed motor?
• How long can I afford to have a failed motor
out-of-service?
• How much will it cost to replace a failed
motor? Parts? Shipping? Labor?
Looking for a place to start?
Commercial Motor Applications
Industrial Motor Applications
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WAYS TO SAVEAT WORKEnergy ConservationTips for Offices andCommercial Kitchens
Help Keep Your Business IN Business
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Hawaiian Cement’s Kalaeloa Facility Joins EnergyScout™ for Business
By agreeing to curtail
approximately 763 kilowatts
(kW) of load during an
emergency, Hawaiian
Cement will be able to earn
over $90,000 annually in
incentives from Hawaiian
Electric Company!
Continued
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Hawaiian Cement Continued
Left to right: Darlene Bajadali, Hawaiian Electric Company’s Account Manager and Dane Wurlitzer, Hawaiian Cement’s Engineering Manager
Hawaiian Cement Kalaeloa EnergyScout™ for Business program benefits:
Over 700 kW of available curtailable loads
Over $90,000/year in potential annual incentives
Advanced notification of generation emer-gencies through program’s auto-notifica-tion system
Automated proactive facility response to generation emergencies
Continued
Hawaiian Cement Continued
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Power Quality Engineers
543-4756
Randy China
Tanay Panalal
Mark Yamamoto
Account Managers
543-4751
EnergyScoutTM for Business
Program Manager
Melvin Oyadomari 543-4692
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Published by: Hawaiian Electric Company, Customer Technology Applications Division
P.O. Box 2750, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96840-0001
Editor: Carlos Perez. Phone: 543-4748 Fax: 543-4697