THE ASSOCIATED PRESS – A solar farm on 20 acres of Kauai property that will be nearly three times bigger than the state’s largest solar facility has been approved by the county’s planning commission, the Garden Island reported Thursday. Groundbreaking on the former sugar cane land is expected to happen by the end of the […]

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A second major solar energy company is now revving up its operations to harness the sun’s power in the Aloha State, where homeowners and businesses pay some of the highest electricity bills in the country. San Mateo, Calif.-firm SolarCity has opened a 19,500 sq.-ft. warehouse in Mililani, O‘ahu, and hired 35 local residents; it expects […]

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State officials are directing more federal funds toward a rebate program for homeowners who purchase solar water heaters. Hawaii’s energy office announced Friday additional money from U.S. Recovery Act would be allocated to rebates due to a large demand for the energy-efficient systems. Hawaii Energy, which administers the program, first announced the rebate in March […]

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A program that temporarily doubled the rebate for solar water heating systems to $1,500 for Hawaiian Electric Co. customers has ended after overwhelming demand from homeowners depleted its funding in less than a month. Homeowners will continue to be able to claim the standard rebate of $750 as long as they finance the system through […]

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Chevron Corp. has built the state’s largest “solar canopy,” a 414-kilowatt photovoltaic system positioned over 177 parking spaces at Oceanic Time Warner’s headquarters in Mililani. The canopy will provide shade for the cars of customers and employees at the Oceanic complex and generate — along with a rooftop photovoltaic system — 20 percent of the facility’s […]

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For many start up companies, venture capital financing remains one the signature corporate events in the history of the company.  Not only does venture financing provide the company capital to advance their product but it is also somewhat of a stamp of approval that your company is worthy of venture capital attention. Venture capital also […]

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A cash rebate for Hawaiian Electric Co. customers who install solar water heaters will double to $1,500 for a limited time in an effort to lift sagging sales of the energy-efficient units. The rebate, which had been $750, will be available for systems purchased between Monday and May 31, or until program funds run out, […]

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