The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) and Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) have together won research funding from the California Public Utilities Commission. Worth up to $2.9 million, the grant will be used to to investigate ways to improve the management of distributed generation systems, like solar panels. The award was announced Thursday. As more and more [...]

Hawaii’s SB 644 is one of two bills that have created a ripple of change among numerous Hawaiian tax credits for energy-efficient consumers.

As far as electricity generation is concerned, Hawaii is making good on its promise to get 40 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2030. The state’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC) on Friday issued a decision and an order outlining the general principles for the creation of a statewide feed-in tariff. A 128-page ruling [...]

To streamline the solar installation process, some state-sponsored solar rebate programs are set up so that the contractor is paid directly. He or she bills the customer system cost, less the rebate. Following installation, the contractor applies for the solar rebate and collects the funds. Such an approach lessens the burden on all parties. Sometimes, [...]

SEPA’s second annual report on which national utilities have the most installed megawatts of solar capacity has just been released.

Missouri votes in a Renewable Portfolio Standard of 15% by 2021, while Hawaii announces a plan for implementation of its policy-leading Clean Energy Initiative.