Resources
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Strategic Partners
Hawaii Solar Energy Association
HSEA encourages the widespread adoption of solar power as a means to lowering the cost of energy to the American public, stabilizing our economy, developing independence from fossil fuel, and strengthening the free enterprise system.
Hawaiian Electric Company
Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) and its subsidiaries provide power to 95% of the 1.2 million residents on the islands of O`ahu, Maui, Hawai`i Island, Lana`i and Moloka`i. HECO is committed to pursuing renewable energy solutions to help its customers save money and use energy more efficiently.
Hawaii Electric Light Company
Hawaii Electric Light Company (HELCO) is a subsidiary of Hawaiian Electric Company. HELCO provides the residents of the island of Hawai`i with electric power—including almost one-third generated from renewable energy sources.
Maui Electric Company
Maui Electric Company (MECO) is a subsidiary of Hawaiian Electric Company. MECO provides the residents of the islands of Maui, Moloka`i, and Lana`i with electric power—including one fifth generated from renewable energy sources.
Kaua`i Island Utility Cooperative
The Kaua`i Island Utility Cooperative is a non-profit entity whose mission is to help develop a strategy to meet the goal of the Hawaiian legislature for 20 percent of the islands’ electricity to be generated from renewable sources by 2020.
Financial Links
Clean Power Finance
Clean Power Finance is dedicated to the mass-market adoption of renewable energy. They partner with renewable energy providers and lenders to make residential and commercial systems easy and affordable.
DSIRE
The Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency is a comprehensive source of information on state, local, utility, and federal incentives that promote renewable energy and energy efficiency.
Energy Finance Group Website coming soon!
Energy Finance Group, LLC (EFG) offers private investors extraordinary opportunities to finance renewable energy infrastructure projects for cities, municipalities, federal and state agencies, schools, and other public sector organizations. More than just green, these investments are financially sound, exceptionally safe, and profitable.
Solar and Renewable Technology
How Solar Works
For customers who want to understand the science behind solar electric systems, this site provides a great introduction to photovoltaic cells, energy storage, and the challenges involved in powering a home or business with solar power.
California Energy Commission
This site provides an introduction to a variety of renewable energy technologies, including fuel cells, geothermal, hydro-electric, solar, and wind.
Solar Power Rocks
Solar Power Rocks provides clear, easy-to-understand information about the specifics of installing solar power systems. The site includes very useful data about subsidies, grants, tax credits, and rebates in each of the 50 states.
DBEDT
The State of Hawaii’s Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism helps establish and coordinate programs that encourage energy conservation, reduce the state's high dependence on imported oil, and increase local economic development.
