Stakeholder-based Scenarios for Hawaii’s Electric Energy System: Overcoming structural barriers and lock-ins for Big Island’s sustainable future
Reliance on fossil fuels, in many parts of the world, represents a burden not only foreconomic reasons but also in terms of import dependency. The situation is particularly severein islands that do not feature interconnected grids and use oil derivatives for electricitygeneration. The consequent high prices for electricity, though, translate into an increasedeconomic viability for renewable energy