Coverage dated May 29, 2024

Hawaiian Electric will use outages to prevent wildfires

Headline from Hawaiitribune Herald

Hawaiian Electric could cut power to nearly 20,000 West Hawaii customers to prevent wildfires this summer.

Hawaiitribune Herald's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

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  1. Hawaiitribune Herald

    Hawaiian Electric will use outages to prevent wildfires (opens Hawaiitribune Herald)

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    Hawaiitribune Herald's feed description

    Hawaiian Electric could cut power to nearly 20,000 West Hawaii customers to prevent wildfires this summer.

  2. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Hawaiian Electric unveils initial plan for power shutoffs to prevent fires | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    Hawaii’s largest electric utility company laid out initial parameters today for possible future power shutoffs to prevent wildfires during high-risk weather conditions.

  3. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Hawaiian Electric lays out initial plan for wildfire prevention power shutoffs | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    About 48,000 Hawaiian Electric customers on four islands should start preparing for power shutoffs possibly lasting several hours to a few days under a new effort to prevent wildfires during high-risk weather conditions.

  4. West Hawaii Today

    Using outages to prevent wildfires — Hawaiian Electric: Up to 20K customers could lose power in West Hawaii (opens West Hawaii Today)

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    West Hawaii Today's feed description

    Hawaiian Electric could cut power to nearly 20,000 West Hawaii customers to prevent wildfires this summer.

  5. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Hawaiian Electric lays out plan for wildfire prevention power shutoffs | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

    Published

    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    About 48,000 Hawaiian Electric customers on four islands should start preparing for power shutoffs possibly lasting several hours to a few days under a new effort to prevent wildfires during high-risk weather conditions.

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