Letter: Renewable energy better for Hawaii’s pocketbooks

January 28, 2026

A recent “Island Voices” column makes a strong case for clean energy based on its cost advantage over fossil fuels (“Fossil fuels drive our high cost of living,” Star-Advertiser, Jan. 25). Clean energy also has the advantage of cost stability. Utilities’ power purchase agreements for electricity from renewables are largely fixed-price agreements, as opposed to agreements for oil-generated electricity, which expose ratepayers to price fluctuations in the global market. 

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