Hawaii Oil Dependence to Boost America’s Highest Power Bills
- Surge seen in 2020 as ships boost demand for low-sulfur fuel
- Meanwhile, state’s 100% renewables push to take three decades
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Paradise is about to get pricier.
Hawaii, which already struggles with the nation’s highest electric bills, could see them jump by as much as 20 percent in just two years thanks, oddly enough, to new regulations on fuel use in oceangoing ships.