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Hawaiian Electric is seeking a $79 million major expansion of public EV charging network. “If approved by the PUC, Hawaiian Electric would look to install and operate approximately 150 single-port DC fast charging stations and 150 dual-port Level 2 charging stations at roughly 75 sites across the company’s service territory from 2023 through 2030. About 60% of the sites would be on Oahu, 20% in Maui County and 20% on Hawaii Island. This aims to serve about 28 percent of total public fast charging needs in 2030 to catalyze third party market participation while also serving a critical backbone of reliable charging for our community...Hawaiian Electric would recover the cost of the project from customers over the seven-year life of the project.”