CleanTechnica » Hawaii solar http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Solar Powered Cars, Top Solar Stocks (+ Other Solar Stories) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/16/solar-powered-cars-solar-news-3/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/16/solar-powered-cars-solar-news-3/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2014 16:50:01 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76426 In case you just can’t get enough solar news, analysis, and commentary, here’s a big link drop of good solar stories we haven’t already covered on CleanTechnica. Solar powered cars, solar trees, top solar stocks, and much, much more. Enjoy! Fun Solar EV Charging Rocks, But Which Option To Choose? Solar Trees For Solar-Powered EVs Solar

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/10/top-solar-policy-states-solar-news/feed/ 0 HELCO Targets 92% Renewable Energy By 2030 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/16/helco-targets-92-renewable-energy-2030/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/16/helco-targets-92-renewable-energy-2030/#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2014 10:15:30 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73518 Solar Love. The Hawaii Electric Light Company (HELCO) submitted a long-term energy plan to the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission that includes a target goal of hitting 92% renewable electricity by the year 2030. So, if this goal is reached, the big island would be almost energy independent in just sixteen years. Where is the island

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/08/solarcity-introducing-first-kind-mypower-solar-financing-option/feed/ 37 SolarCity & Vivint Solar Dominate Home Solar, HELCO Aims For 92% Renewables… (Solar News) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/08/solarcity-vivint-solar-home-solar-helco-vivint-solar-ceo/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/08/solarcity-vivint-solar-home-solar-helco-vivint-solar-ceo/#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2014 20:32:35 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72993 From the home solar market domination of SolarCity & Vivint Solar to the success of solar schools in the UK to an interview with the CEO of Vivint Solar, check out the fun and interesting solar power stories below. Our own Jake Richardson interviews Vivint Solar CEO Greg Butterfield regarding Vivint Solar’s IPO and other matters.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/08/solarcity-vivint-solar-home-solar-helco-vivint-solar-ceo/feed/ 0 Sunrun Expanding, Plans To Enter New Markets + Add 800 New Employees http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/29/sunrun-expanding-plans-expand-new-markets-add-800-new-employees/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/29/sunrun-expanding-plans-expand-new-markets-add-800-new-employees/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2014 11:20:25 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72579 The US-based solar leasing giant Sunrun is planning a major expansion throughout the country, with the aim to enter a number of new markets and to add over 800 new employees, according to recent reports. The plans call for the expansion and opening of new offices in the Arizonan, Nevadan, Californian, and Hawaiian markets, as

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/29/sunrun-expanding-plans-expand-new-markets-add-800-new-employees/feed/ 2 Chinese Solar Panel Production To Double, Big Corporations Going Solar… (Solar News) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/09/history-of-solar-solar-news/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/09/history-of-solar-solar-news/#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2014 20:52:09 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71634 More solar news for you solar lovers: Chinese solar panel production is projected to double by 2017. (sustainablog) Apple, Verizon, Google, UPS, Walmart, Kohl’s, IKEA, GM… there are a lot of big corporations investing in solar now. Remember, corporations are primarily aimed at financial profits. Put 1 and 1 together. (Solar Love) Hawaii is aiming to

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/09/history-of-solar-solar-news/feed/ 2 Hawaiian Utilities Want To Triple Rooftop Solar Capacity http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/02/hawaiian-utilities-want-triple-rooftop-solar-capacity/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/02/hawaiian-utilities-want-triple-rooftop-solar-capacity/#comments Tue, 02 Sep 2014 08:34:14 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71250 RenewEconomy. Just months after being ordered to lift their game on distributed, grid-connected solar, Hawaii’s investor-owned electric companies have revealed plans to triple the amount of rooftop solar installed on the island state by 2030. Hawaiian Electric, Maui Electric and Hawaii Electric Light, collectively known as HECO, announced on Wednesday plans to upgrade the grid and

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/02/hawaiian-utilities-want-triple-rooftop-solar-capacity/feed/ 19 Hawaii’s Biggest Utility Company Forced To Help Customers Install Solar Panels http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/08/hawaiis-biggest-utility-company-forced-help-customers-install-solar-panels/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/08/hawaiis-biggest-utility-company-forced-help-customers-install-solar-panels/#comments Thu, 08 May 2014 11:50:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=66494 The biggest utility in the whole of Hawaii, the Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO), will soon be required to help customers reduce their energy costs and install solar energy systems, according to recent reports. The state’s energy regulator made the strong move early last week, with the intention of addressing some of the many issues that

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/08/hawaiis-biggest-utility-company-forced-help-customers-install-solar-panels/feed/ 9 Mililani Solar Project From First Wind Will Provide Energy To O’ahu Grid, Save Ratepayers Money http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/23/mililani-solar-project-will-provide-energy-oahu-grid-per-pending-deal-first-wind-utilities/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/23/mililani-solar-project-will-provide-energy-oahu-grid-per-pending-deal-first-wind-utilities/#comments Wed, 23 Apr 2014 12:50:58 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=65748 It looks as though the planned 20 MW Mililani solar photovoltaic project is set to soon begin providing O’ahu residents with clean electricity, as a request has already been filed by operator, First Wind, and it’s partner, the Hawaiian Electric Company, with the Hawai’i Public Utilities Commission. The request calls for a 20-year power purchase

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/23/mililani-solar-project-will-provide-energy-oahu-grid-per-pending-deal-first-wind-utilities/feed/ 2 Hawaii May Be A Test Case For Solar Grid Penetration http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/06/hawaii-may-test-case-solar-grid-penetration/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/06/hawaii-may-test-case-solar-grid-penetration/#comments Thu, 06 Feb 2014 11:10:30 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=62250 Originally published on PVSolarReport. By Rosana Francescato. Credit: Solar Energy Industries Association While Hawaii continues to be a top solar state, residential PV installations have slowed down. As utilities and solar advocates face off about the real state of solar in the state, the rest of the country watches to see how the high grid

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/01/experience-grid-freedom/feed/ 6 SolarWorld Brings Solar Financing For US-Made Solar Panels To Hawaii http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/16/solarworld-brings-solar-financing-for-us-made-solar-panels-to-hawaii/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/16/solarworld-brings-solar-financing-for-us-made-solar-panels-to-hawaii/#comments Mon, 16 Sep 2013 20:31:43 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=56391 This will be refreshing to many: SolarWorld, a company that is well known for producing solar modules, is now providing Hawaii with the option to enjoy its solar financing packages, and with the guarantee that the solar panels they get on their roofs will receive American-made solar panels! This service, offered exclusively through Inter-Island Solar

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/16/solarworld-brings-solar-financing-for-us-made-solar-panels-to-hawaii/feed/ 30 Dazzling Dozen US States Illuminate Path To Solar Energy Future http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/26/dazzling-dozen-us-states-illuminate-path-to-solar-energy-future/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/26/dazzling-dozen-us-states-illuminate-path-to-solar-energy-future/#comments Fri, 26 Jul 2013 18:18:05 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=54397 A solar energy revolution is dawning in America, led by the "Dazzling Dozen" - twelve states whose progressive policies dominate the solar industry with 85% of all US solar capacity but just 28% of the total population.

Environment America’s “Lighting the Way” report outlines their successful policies and illuminate the path forward to a nationwide clean energy economy

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/26/dazzling-dozen-us-states-illuminate-path-to-solar-energy-future/feed/ 43 Top Solar Energy Stories Of The Week http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/29/top-solar-energy-stories-of-the-week/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/29/top-solar-energy-stories-of-the-week/#comments Sat, 29 Jun 2013 15:54:15 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53407 Solar energy is our most popular category here on CleanTechnica. It’s also the category in which we’ve published the greatest number of articles — thousands of the. We don’t obsessively cover solar project or solar company news, but we try to keep an eye out for the biggest and best solar energy stories every day.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/25/solar-power-by-state-solar-rankings-by-state/feed/ 25 49% Of New US Electricity Capacity Is From Solar, Q1 Record (Report) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/11/49-of-new-us-electricity-capacity-is-from-solar-q1-record-report/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/11/49-of-new-us-electricity-capacity-is-from-solar-q1-record-report/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:04:52 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=52652 A couple of big solar records were set in Q1 2013 in the US. For one, 49% of all new US electricity generation capacity came form solar, the most ever for a first quarter. Secondly, 723 MW of solar power capacity were installed and put online, again a Q1 record for the US. Let’s run down

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