"A Solar Boom so Successful, It's Been Halted: Photovoltaics proved so successful in Hawaii that the local utility, [the Hawaiin Electric Company] (HECO), has instituted policies to block further expansion."
Hawaiin residents are investing their own money to save longterm costs and the environment.
The result is that they are producing a surplus of solar energy beyond what they can use in their homes.
This extra energy is supposed to be diverted back into the power grid to save money on HECO's reliance on oil and to reduce global warming.
Now the US does have an aged electrical grid and HECO makes the claim that the surge in solar energy production by homeowners is creating safety problems.
Now the US does have an aged electrical grid and HECO makes the claim that the surge in solar energy production by homeowners is creating safety problems.
Now, a nation that cannot invest in fixing its electrical grid -- if you believe the utility company excuse for basically shutting down solar expansion in Hawaii -- is a nation that is not the greatest on earth, but one doomed to failure while its energy policy is dictated by the profiteering, environmentally toxic fossil fuel industry and utility companies .... http://www.truth-out.org
