HELCO solar changes - more and less...

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I was reading the Trib, saw this article and thought it might be of interest. Apparently HECO is proposing to "double the amount of solar energy that can be accepted onto its circuits" and to do away with Net Energy Metering (for new installs), then start using something called Transitional Distributed Generation. This would decrease the credit you get from selling electricity back to HELCO, from 36 cents per kwh to 19. So the trade off seems to be more and faster approval of solar but less paid per kwh.

http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/loc...lar-energy

The article doesn't mention monthly fees or any surcharges...