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TIL Kauai is the only Hawai'i island not supplied by Hawaiian Electric Company. Instead, the consumer-owned Kauai Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) manages that island’s electricity. Kauai currently runs on over 60% renewable sources and on track to be running on 80% renewables by 2030.

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