{"id":279,"date":"2016-07-17T09:48:22","date_gmt":"2016-07-17T17:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metapix.us\/metablog\/?p=279"},"modified":"2025-10-14T15:19:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T23:19:13","slug":"congratulations-hiec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metapix.us\/metablog\/congratulations-hiec\/","title":{"rendered":"CONGRATULATIONS HIEC!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metapix.us\/metablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/blog-hiec-in-the-news.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-280\" src=\"https:\/\/metapix.us\/metablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/blog-hiec-in-the-news.jpg\" alt=\"Hawaii Island Energy Cooperative\" width=\"635\" height=\"635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metapix.us\/metablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/blog-hiec-in-the-news.jpg 635w, https:\/\/metapix.us\/metablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/blog-hiec-in-the-news-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metapix.us\/metablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/blog-hiec-in-the-news-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metapix.us\/metablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/blog-hiec-in-the-news-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to our favorite Hawaiian client! The Hawaiian Public Utilities Commission has voted to reject NextEra\u2019s offer to acquire Hawaiian Electric Industries.\u00a0 They&#8217;ve been working hard for a long time to achieve this result.<\/p>\n<p>The Hawaii Island Energy Cooperative is a non-profit cooperative association formed by community and business leaders on Hawaii Island to explore the potential merits of a community-based, cooperative ownership structure for electric utility service on the Big Island. 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