{"id":7912,"date":"2016-10-31T20:24:23","date_gmt":"2016-11-01T00:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digital.hbs.edu\/platform-rctom\/submission\/hawaii-leads-the-march-towards-100-renewable-energy\/"},"modified":"2016-10-31T20:24:23","modified_gmt":"2016-11-01T00:24:23","slug":"hawaii-leads-the-march-towards-100-renewable-energy","status":"publish","type":"hck-submission","link":"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-rctom\/submission\/hawaii-leads-the-march-towards-100-renewable-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawaii Leads the March Towards 100% Renewable Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"
Hawaiians pay 2.25x the national average and 30% more than the next closest state (Alaska) for their electricity usage due to Hawaii\u2019s unique geographic constraints [1].\u00a0 Driving that cost is Hawaii\u2019s unique need to burn oil for electricity, using oil for about 70% of its energy needs versus less than 1% for the rest of the country [2].\u00a0 These high costs mean the economics of shifting to renewables are much more favorable for Hawaii than other states.\u00a0 Consequently, the state is poised to build the blueprint for other states to follow in shifting its energy usage to renewable sources.<\/p>\n