A significant renewable energy milestone has been achieved for a utility cooperative in Kaua‘i, Hawaii. This January the Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative reports it obtained 90% or more of its electricity from renewables on four occasions during the month. In addition to its baseload capacities of 8% biomass, 7% hydroelectric and ramping diesel generation, … [continued]
The utility on the island of Kauai has selected Workspot, a cloud-based workforce solution to allow employees to work remotely and to use their own mobile devices in the field. Today, it is not uncommon to hear about utilities investing in solar power and perhaps even energy storage, but we … [continued]
“Hawaii is a postcard from the future,” says Adam Browning, executive director of Vote Solar, a policy and advocacy group based in California. Driven by high electricity prices (highest retail electricity prices in the United States) the state has made an impressive foray into renewables. Now, Kauai Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) which … [continued]
“We have a perfect storm for renewables,” says Jan TenBruggencate, second-term board member of the Kauai Island Utility Cooperative. The Hawaiian utility, made into a local cooperative when the investor-owned utility left the business a decade ago, is surging toward 40% renewable energy in the next year, with a third … [continued]
1. Solar power systems to be installed at 15 Kaua’i schools in Hawaii. “The Hawaii state Department of Education is working to significantly reduce the cost of school operations and, as a first step, has awarded a Power Purchase Agreement contract to install photovoltaic systems at 15 Kaua’i schools,” Solarbuzz … [continued]
