Oil accounts for over 85% of Hawaii’s energy needs. It is critical for the jet fuel that Hawaiians rely on to travel from island to island, and to the mainland
BARELY VISIBLE a mile off the south-western tip of Oahu, an oil tanker floats lazily in the gentle surf. Squinting from shore, an eagle-eyed observer can spot a small yellow metal platform in its shadow, hooked like an intravenous bag to the vessel by a series of tubes. It is here that the tanker’s contents are piped undersea and onto shore, and into the sprawling Kapolei complex.
Most of Hawaii’s oil is imported—usually about a third of it from Russia. Par Hawaii announced on March 4th that it would cease importing the stuff from Russia, and would find alternative sources from North and South America. “We do not anticipate this decision will have a meaningful impact on the prices paid by Hawaii consumers,” says Eric Wright, the firm’s president., behind only California, and the highest electricity prices.
Weaning itself off oil, however, is not simple. Each of Hawaii’s inhabited islands has its own electric grid, in effect giving the state six different energy systems. Kauai sources almost 70% of its electricity from renewable energy, the highest share of any island, thanks to its ample land for large projects. Hawaii Island can tap geothermal for 30% of its electricity, thanks to its volcanic activity.
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