Hawaiian Electric selected four projects on Hawaiʻi Island and one on O‘ahu in the second phase of its shared solar program.
Shared solar provides a way for participating subscribers without privately-owned rooftop solar to benefit from electricity generated by a renewable energy facility located on their respective island.
On Hawai‘i Island, two projects are being co-developed by Pivot Energy & Arion Energy, and two are being developed by Waikoloa Community Solar. Next, Hawaiian Electric will work with the selected developers to finalize the 20-year contracts. On O‘ahu, a project developed by Savio Solar Power Solutions was selected.
Once the projects are available on Hawaiian Electric’s CBRE Portal, customers – including those who are renters and apartment residents – may become “subscribers” to a facility on their island. Once the projects are built and online, the subscribers receive credits on their monthly electricity bill based on their level of participation in the following projects:
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Island |
Project |
CBRE Megawatt Capacity |
Project Website |
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O‘ahu |
8.055 MW + Battery |
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Hawai‘i Island |
Ka Lae Solar Farm (Na‘alehu) |
0.5 MW (solar only) |
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Hawai‘i Island |
Ka Lae 2 Solar Farm (Na‘alehu) |
0.5 MW (solar only) |
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Hawai‘i Island |
2.5 MW (solar only) |
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Hawai‘i Island |
2.5 MW (solar only) |
In April 2022, the request for proposals was opened for developers, companies, organizations or groups to become a “subscriber organization” of shared solar projects. The projects are expected to be online in 2025 or 2026.
In November 2022, Hawaiian Electric also selected seven solar projects on O‘ahu, Hawai‘i Island and Maui to be the first on each island to offer the shared solar program to help lower the electric bills of customers who meet low- and moderate-income (LMI) levels and are unable to install privately-owned rooftop solar.
For more information on Hawaiian Electric’s shared solar program, visit hawaiianelectric.com/sharedsolar and communityenergyhawaii.com.