West Hawaii Today
Water supply uses its resources to pay the bills by Carolyn Lucas – Wednesday, March 25, 2009 Hawaii County Department of Water Supply is using the power of water flowing naturally downhill from its Waikoloa Reservoirs to generate electricity, enough to power its entire Waimea Treatment Plant and sell the excess to the Hawaii Electric […]
Popular Mechanics
U.S. Looks to Rediscover Hydropower as Untapped Energy Source by Madeline Bodin – September 30, 2008 From the pipes in water-treatment plants to long-forgotten river turbines, overlooked sources of energy throughout the U.S. are poised to be tapped. From the front, the old brick mill in Middlebury, Vt., looks like any of the other quaint […]
West Hawaii Today
County taps its resource to recover energy costs by Carolyn Lucas – Saturday, May 10, 2008 Hawaii County Department of Water Supply is using its resource to lower expenses, reclaiming kinetic energy through a hydroelectric generator, tapping the potential of its water that flows from Mauka Wells to low-elevation users. The hydroelectric generator harvests this […]
West Hawaii Today
Two DWS proects aim to save by Lisa Huynh – Friday, May 11, 2007 Two hydroelectric projects anticipated to begin by the end of this year should help the county’s Department of Water Supply tackle its second priority of saving energy through efficient systems. The department’s first priority is providing safe drinking water. The 50-kilowatt […]