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

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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