One of the most highly anticipated speakers at Friday’s energy forum, where legislators and the public packed the state Capitol building, was Robbie Alm, executive vice president of Hawaiian Electric.

He provided his view on “the true cost of renewable energy.”

His message: “When people say renewables are too expensive, they are just flat out wrong. And that’s why Hawaii should make this conversion no matter what.”

Alm also touches on wind energy, geothermal and the connection between Hawaii’s rising electricity costs and the Japanese tsunami. 

Here’s the video: