Hawaii state Public Utilities Commission demands alternatives to Imperium Renewables from HECO

In Hawaii, the state Public Utilities Commission has asked Hawaiian Electric Co. (HECO) to provide a contingency plan for its $164 million biodiesel-fueled 110 MW power plant, and noted that biodiesel supplier Imperium Renewables is in default on its contrcat by not supplying a contingency plan to HECO. The dispute regards a 5-12 Mgy biodiesel delivery contract that was scheduled to commence January 1 of this year.

Imperium originally contracted to supply biodiesel from a new plant it proposed to build in Hawaii, but later canceled the development plan and proposed to supply fuel from the company’s 100 Mgy Grays Harbor, WA plant. The PUC has yet to approve the contract while it awaits amendments from HECO relating to the switch.

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