Chatgpt generated: Onshore wind turbines along an Oʻahu ridgeline illustrating existing wind generation on the island.
Any serious discussion of renewable energy on Oʻahu should begin with a clear understanding of how much electricity the island actually needs once fossil fuel end uses are electrified. Earlier analysis constructed a fully electrified civilian energy Sankey for Oʻahu that removed overseas aviation fuel, international maritime bunkering, and military … [continued]
Chatgpt generated: Solar canopies covering a large commercial parking area demonstrating one of Oʻahu’s largest untapped solar resources.
Any discussion of solar power on Oʻahu has to begin with the amount of electricity the island actually needs in a fully electrified system. Earlier analysis stripped out aviation fuel for overseas flights, fuel bunkered for ships leaving the islands, and military fuel use. It also electrified transportation, buildings, and … [continued]
Hawaii has the highest rate of rooftop solar power adoption in the US, on a per capita basis. It makes sense, as the power grid is largely (~65%) powered by imported fossil energy sources and is therefore predictably very expensive, at 42+ cents per kilowatt-hour. That makes rooftop solar a … [continued]
New Capabilities Demonstrate How Renewables Can Stabilize and Support the Power Grid Maui is not waiting until 2045 to meet Hawaii’s clean energy mandates: The island is likely to become the first interconnected electric transmission system anywhere to operate with 100% wind and solar PV power on an instantaneous basis. … [continued]
In October, I published reports on the top US solar states per capita, the top US solar states as a percentage of electricity, and the top US states in terms of total installed solar power capacity. Based on that first ranking system …
This report ranks US states according to the percentage of their electricity that comes from solar.
After digging into an old spreadsheet to create a new report on top solar power states per capita, it crossed my mind to compare the results from the first half of 2020 with the results from 2012, which is the last time I had published such a report before today.
If you’ve been reading CleanTechnica long enough, you know that 8 to 10 years ago, I used to publish reports on solar power capacity per capita — for both US states and countries around the world. I’m returning to these, starting with this one on the top solar states.
Hawai’i is boldly going where no other state has ever gone when it comes to pursuing its goal of 100% renewable energy by 2045.
New York state resident Anthony Sicari has a home solar power and energy storage system that he used to power his home “off- grid” for 33 days. That’s a bit more than one month of electricity self-generation, Tesla Powerwall battery storage, and consumption. To be extra clear, the home only used electricity from the solar panel & battery combination during that period, none from the utility.
