Hawaiian Utilities Outshine Others for Adding New Solar Capacity
The Kaua’i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) and the companies of Hawaiian Electric Company (Hawaiian Electric) have ranked among the top 10 utilities nationally for the amount of new solar power added to their grids last year. Hawaiian Electric added 329 watts of solar generating capacity per customer on the island of Oahu in 2013, which is the fifth highest of any utility nationwide. Hawaii Electric Light Company, which serves Hawaii island, ranked seventh with 183 watts per customer. Maui Electric Company was eighth with 178 watts per customer, while KIUC was ninth with 167 watts per customer. For more details and a complete list of the rankings, click here.