Sunday, September 5, 2010

HECO sees 50,000th solar hot water installation - Tampa Bay Business Journal:

http://www.turkattacker.org/index.php?topic=6405.0
The company announced the milestone Thursdayh and said the system was installeed on a home on Roundc Top Drivein Honolulu. The program debutedd on Oahu, Maui and the Big Island 13 yearz ago. There are now an estimates one out ofthree single-family homes in Hawaii with solar water heating. Keithu Block, director of HECO’s Customer Efficiency Programs, said the program has reduced the demanx for electricityby 111.3 million kilowatt-hours a year since it That is the equivalent of the estimatedf annual electric usage of more than 14,00o0 households.
HECO has nearly 80 solar contractorson Oahu, Maui and the Big Islandr it authorizes to install the solar HECO increased its rebate from $750 to $1,000 for solat water heaters purchased by homeowners in Februarg 2007. The program has awarded more than $45.5 million in rebates since it

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