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How Hawaii intends to become 100% renewable by 2045
Hawaii has signed up to most ambitious renewables target of any US state – 100%. If any state can do it with little pain, it is Hawaii
Fereidoon Sioshansi

Jul 27, 2015

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100% renewable energy goal for Hawaii: Governor signs bill
Hawaii Governor David Ige has signed a bill that sets the state’s renewable energy goal at 100% by 2045.
Jake Richardson

Jun 12, 2015

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SolarCity’s plan for Tesla batteries: share grid revenues with homeowners
CTO Peter Rive on how a $5,000 battery, co-financed with solar, can break open markets and serve grid-edge needs.
Jeff St John

May 5, 2015

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Hawaii aims for 100% renewable energy by 2040
Hawaii is on track to pass legislation this year requiring the state to go 100 percent renewable by 2040, and slash its $5 billion a year imported fossil fuel bill.
Ari Phillips

Mar 13, 2015

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US solar generation doubled in 2014, renewable output grew 11%
And that’s not counting rooftop solar or distributed renewables.
Jeff St John

Mar 10, 2015

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February carbon dioxide levels average 400ppm for first time
For the first time, the February monthly average carbon dioxide levels at the Mauna Loa Observatory have passed 400ppm.
Paul Krummel and Paul Fraser

Mar 9, 2015

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Hawaii to test rooftop solar limits with island grid
Hawaii is a solar hot spot – and fitting test-bed for DoE research to stretch limits of rooftop PV penetration on island grids.
Jeff St John

Jan 29, 2015

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Hawaii’s biggest utility wants to ditch solar net metering
New tariff will pay less for solar, but open the grid to more customer-owned PV.
Jeff St John

Jan 22, 2015

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Other Good Stuff

Tony Abbott named as one of 5 biggest “clean energy turkeys” of 2014
Who’s the biggest turkey of the year? The Top 5 includes Tony Abbott, 60 Minutes, critics of clean energy finance, and utilities resisting the inevitable.
Stephen Lacey

Nov 28, 2014

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6 potential US grid-scale energy storage projects
It’s true more homeowners are getting solar panels, but large, cheap home energy systems don’t exist yet. It does appear they will be coming, however.
Jake Richardson

Nov 5, 2014

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