#maui photovoltaic

MECO Offers Rooftop Solar Options

The Customer Grid Supply program is now at capacity, but customers can buy rooftop systems that don’t export to the grid and will still decrease electric bills.

Maui Solar Project Installs Solar at The Maui Farm

Maui Solar Project recently installed 20 kW of solar panels on the campus of The Maui Farm, a local nonprofit organization.

Maui Energy Conference to Explore Battery Storage

The Maui Energy Conference will include discussion about battery storage—the hottest topic in renewable energy. The current issue is figuring out how and where to use batteries in a way that makes economic sense.

MPowerMaui Report Reveals Energy Priorities, Values

The Maui Economic Development Board released its final report from MPowerMaui: An Energy Conversation, a unique community engagement process, which summarizes resident perceptions, priorities and values on energy on Maui.

Pā‘ia Elementary Celebrates MECO’s Sun Power for Schools

Maui Electric Company and Pā‘ia Elementary School celebrated the installation of a demonstration photovoltaic system with a dedication ceremony and school assembly on Tuesday, Aug. 25.

MECO Proposes Energy Purchase From Large Solar Projects

Maui Electric Company is proposing to purchase electricity from two large solar projects—the first of their kind on Maui. These projects are expected to produce up to 5.7 megawatts of solar power for MECO’s grid at 11.06 cents per kilowatt hour.

Maui Energy Efficiency Programs & Tax Credits

There seems to be a lot of buzz going around Maui pertaining to home energy efficiency, residential rebates for photovoltaic systems and new incentives through Hawaiʻi Electric Company.

New Energy Appliance Available for Renewable Power Systems

JLM Energy Inc. and Maui Solar Project are offering a practical new energy appliance that changes the way renewable power is collected, stored and used.

MSP Supports PV Battery Backup Bill to Credit Hawai‘i Taxpayers

Maui Solar Project announced it is supporting a legislative bill that will give Hawai‘i residents a tax credit for having PV battery backup systems. The bill, H.B. 212, states that any taxpayer that files an individual or corporate net income tax return for the year is eligible for the credit against the Hawai‘i state individual or corporate net income tax.

Hawaiian Electric Companies Propose New Plan for PV Systems

The Hawaiian Electric Companies are proposing a new plan for PV systems that will reportedly increase the use of rooftop solar in a way that is safe, sustainable, and fair for all customers on the power grid.

UPDATE: Maui Solar Summit 2013: State of the Industry

Mayor Alan Arakawa will give the opening address at the Maui Solar Summit 2013 taking place on Friday, May 24 at the University of Hawaii Maui College campus.

Maui Dedicates Largest PV System, First PV Carport

The newly-installed array of panels at the Kihei Wastewater Treatment Facility sets a record as the largest PV system on Maui; and the carport PV system at the Kihei Aquatic Center is the first of its kind on Maui.