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The Maui-based solar company HNU Energy has announced the launch of the upgraded HiVE Gen 2 Battery, a residential battery system capable of delivering up to 45 kilowatt-hours of storage in a more compact, modern design.

The Hawai‘i Green Infrastructure Authority has announced $18 million in new loan funds through its Green Energy Market Securitization program to expand access to clean energy for underserved ratepayers and help lower utility costs across the islands. The new capital, approved under a Hawai‘i Public Utilities Commission order, will enable more households, nonprofits, and small […]

HULI has raised funds for the construction of 16 solar trailers, which will be donated to Nā ʻAikāne o Maui as part of ongoing efforts to support Lahaina wildfire recovery.

In 2024, US Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) helped secure more than $6 billion in federal funding for Hawai‘i as he led efforts to deliver resources to support Maui’s recovery from last year’s fires and advance a range of other priorities for the state.

The Shift and Save pilot, which incorporates time-of-use rates that are lower in the daytime when cheaper solar energy is abundant, went live in February with 16,000 homes and businesses on Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island. Customers enrolled since February must decide whether they will continue beyond the six-month bill protection period.

More than 90% of island residents support more alternative energy in the Hawaiian Islands, according to a survey commissioned by the Ulupono Initiative and released during the 11th Annual Hawaiʻi Energy Conference on Maui.

The Hawaiian Electric Battery Bonus program provides a cash incentive and bill credits to customers who add battery storage to their rooftop solar systems on Maui and O’ahu.

There will be three shared solar programs on Maui: one in Kīhei and two in Makawao.

Hawaiian Electric is seeking additional project proposals to provide customers on Maui, Oʻahu and the Big Island with the opportunity to participate in a shared solar program that lowers energy bills while reducing fossil fuels and carbon emissions.

Hawaiian Electric Industries report said utility reached a renewable portfolio standard of 38.4% in 2021, which is ahead of schedule for achieving Hawai‘i’s statutory goal of 40% by 2030.

Hawaiian Electric’s 2021-22 corporate sustainability report, which details the company’s progress on renewable energy to reduce carbon emissions, now is available online.

It is not too late to register for the 8th Hawaiʻi Energy Conference, which will be held virtually this year from June 22-24. The conference will focus on investments in people and projects as energy transitions in Hawaiʻi. The virtual venue opens today for networking.

Maui Electric envisions achieving 100% renewable energy on Moloka‘i by 2020, on Lānaʻi by 2030 and on Maui by 2040.

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (HEI) this week reported net income for the full year of 2011 was $138.2 million, up from $113.5 million for 2010.

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.(HEI), parent of American Savings Bank, today reported a strong third quarter performance due mainly to loan growth in the past four consecutive quarters combined with interim rate relief from regulators.

Hoping to help make solar energy investments more affordable, the State of Hawaii and Hawaii Community Reinvestment Corporation yesterday launched GreenSun Hawaii, an innovative energy financing program.

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (A&B) and Kaua’i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) today jointly announced plans for a 6 megawatt utility-scale solar facility on Kauai’s sunny south shore.

Today, the County of Maui issued a Request for Proposals to furnish, deliver, install, operate, and maintain solar photovoltaic systems selling electricity to the county under a power purchase agreement to the Office of Economic Development of the County of Maui.

Beginning in 2012, energy partners from the United States and Japan will collaborate on a multimillion dollar smart grid demonstration project in neighborhoods in the Kihei and Wailea areas.

The County of Maui’s Office of Economic Development and the Hawaii State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) are co-sponsoring a Green Workforce Development Symposium on March 30, 2011.