Savannah Harriman-Pote
Energy & Climate Change ReporterSavannah Harriman-Pote is HPR's energy and climate change reporter. She is also the lead producer of HPR's first narrative podcast: This Is Our Hawaiʻi. Prior to that, she worked as a producer for The Conversation. She also produces Manu Minute in collaboration with the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. She was born and raised on Hawaiʻi Island, and she collects lava lamps.
Contact her at sharrimanpote@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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Hawaiian Electric faces its share of recovery costs and legal fees related to the Maui wildfires. State lawmakers are debating whether or not to allow the utility to recoup some of those expenses through securitization — a fancy term for public financing of utility debt. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote has more. -
What happens to electric bills when utilities use ratepayer-backed bonds to cover wildfire costs; Opportunities to give back to the community amid declining rates of volunteerism -
Honolulu city officials have removed a Waikīkī lifeguard tower that was damaged by large swells in August 2020. The city is taking the opportunity to reevaluate its coastline infrastructure as sea levels rise. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote reports that one approach is mobile towers on sleds or skids that can be moved back as the sand erodes. -
According to Hawaiian Electric, the AES West Oʻahu solar project with storage can produce energy equivalent to 750,000 barrels of oil throughout its lifetime. -
While Hawaiʻi has one of the highest rates of rooftop solar per capita, multi-family homes face barriers to adoption. Lawmakers are considering a bill that would help condo owners reap the benefits of solar. -
Some lawmakers say it's crucial that the Public Utilities Commission open a public docket to protect the independence of the fire investigation. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote has more. -
Hawaiʻi lawmakers are calling for a working group to jump-start the local production of renewable liquid fuels. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote has more. -
Women's History Month is coming to a close, so we're revisiting interviews with or about notable women in Hawaiʻi's history. -
Jet fuel plays an outsized role in Hawaiʻi's total carbon emissions. Aside from simply flying less — a tough sell to an island state — the primary solution to cut carbon out of air travel could be the development of sustainable aviation fuel. But as HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote reports, the state has a wait-and-see approach. -
Hawaii Electric said that power availability on Hawaiʻi Island will be “extremely tight” through at least mid-April.
