Hawaii Archives - Page 2 of 2 - Renew Economy

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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Can the big island of Hawaii get all of its electricity from renewables?
HELCO seeks to achieve 92 percent renewable electricity by 2030. Is 100 percent possible?
Tam Hunt

Sep 30, 2014

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Hawaii passes point of no return on distributed generation
Hawaii’s governor lays out the reality of the state’s grid: “The energy Rubicon has been crossed. There is no turning back.”
Bentham Paulos

May 23, 2014

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Mixed Greens: Big boost in tech competition entries
Flood of entries for Australian technology competition; Hawaii seeks 200MW of storage; Australian energy auction prices at 7-year lows; new CEO for Pacific Hydro.
Sam Parkinson

May 12, 2014

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Hawaii’s largest utility ordered to help customers install more solar
Hawaii got tough with its biggest utility, and put forth a plan to connect more rooftop solar systems to the electric grid.
Kiley Kroh

May 6, 2014

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