“There’s no organized group that intervenes on behalf of large industrial customers or large commercial customers. We are supposed to represent the interests of all of those consumers.”
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Dean Nishina is executive director, division of consumer advocacy, for the Aloha State.
Conversations with the division of consumer advocacy’s executive director Dean Nishina and state representative Chris Lee.
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Steve Mitnick is President of Lines Up, Inc., Editor-in-Chief of Public Utilities Fortnightly, author of “Lines Down: How We Pay, Use, Value Grid Electricity Amid the Storm.”
“We don’t testify, generally. Our Staff is advisory, so we’re an extension of the Commissioners. Our job is to investigate the issues before the Commission and advise them.”
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Dave Parsons is chief for policy and research at the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission.
“Our journey of PBR was solidified by legislation that did mandate that we investigate a way to break the link between capital investment and revenue for the utility.”
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Jennifer Potter is a commissioner at the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission.
“The focus for us right now is cost containment of the companies. Are the costs justifiable to us that eventually the ratepayer needs to pay in base rates?”
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Leo Asuncion is a commissioner at the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission.
“Early in my term, I was at a backyard barbecue with a friend and he pulled out his electricity bill in front of the whole crowd and asked me to explain all the line items.”
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Jay Griffin is the chair of the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission.
