Hawaiian Efforts Support Renewables, Efficiency, Fuel Cells
Recent public and private efforts to advance renewable energy, energy efficiency, and fuel cells in Hawaii—including plans to spend up to $10 million in support of renewable power projects—are giving the state a new prominence in the clean energy arena.
The Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) is involved in many of these actions, including low-interest loans and rebates for solar hot water systems in Honolulu and the opening of the Hawaii Fuel Cell Test Facility, also in Honolulu. And in late May, HECO announced that its subsidiary, Renewable Hawaii, Inc., is requesting proposals for renewable energy projects on the island of Oahu. The company has approval to invest up to $10 million in grid-connected power projects that draw on renewable energy.