BPF-NCEL Workshop

The December 2024 NCEL Workshop brought together representatives from six states — Colorado, Minnesota, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Utah, and Wisconsin — as well as the U.S. territory of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Participants met with executives from Hawaiian Electric Company and the Kauai Island Utility Cooperative, who shared their perspectives on achieving renewable-energy goals. The workshop included speakers from University of Hawaii’s William S. Richardson School of Law, EarthJustice, and a former commissioner of the PUC. Site visits included the Puna Geothermal Plant and Mililani Solar Park, an agrivoltaics solar farm, offering practical examples of renewable-energy implementations.