Hawaii has become the first state to mandate a move to 100%
renewable energy. In a 74-2 vote by the Hawaiian legislature, lawmakers have
passed a bill that requires the state to be 100% dependent on renewable energy
by the year 2045. The bill reads, in part, “The purpose of this Act is to
update and extend Hawaii’s clean energy initiative and renewable portfolio
standards to ensure maximum long-term benefit to Hawaii’s economy by setting a
goal of one hundred per cent renewable by 2045.”
