Electricity Rates Going Up for Maui County Residents

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Electricity rates for Maui residents, who already pay double the national average, are going up. 

The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission has approved Maui Electric Co.’s requested rate increase on an interim basis. Regulators still must make a final decision. 

Bills will increase 3 percent, bringing in $13 million in additional revenue for the utility. 

According to a press release from MECO: 

The actual increase will vary by type of customer and actual electricity usage. The impact on a typical residential household in Maui County will be:

Maui (600 kwh/month): $6.60 per month increase, bringing a total bill to $242.23.

Molokai (400 kwh/month): $5.25 per month increase, bringing a total bill to $193.21.

Lanai (400 kwh/month): $5.56 per month increase, bringing a total bill to $195.79.

The rate increase is to cover costs of integrating more renewable energy into the electric grids and more than $80 million in upgrades to the utilities’ infrastructure, according to MECO. 

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