09-16-2016, 12:42 AM
HELCO is not the owner nor builder of these 27 solar "projects. They are all owned by SPI Solar. HELCO does not want to build its own generation facilities. In this case, HELCO said they would buy the electricity for 23.8 cents per KWH. That does not help to lower consumer electric bills!
http://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/news...-farm-plan
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"The commission Friday suspended an application by the Hawaii Electric Light Co. to build an above-ground transmission line for a proposed substation that would support 27 Feed-In-Tariff solar projects.
That project would install tens of thousands of solar panels throughout 27 individual farms in and around Hawaiian Ocean View Ranchos. Each lot would be about 2 acres and produce 250 kilowatts each.
That would make them eligible for the Tier 2 Feed-In-Tariff program, which would allow developer SPI Solar to sell the power to HELCO at a rate of 23.8 cents per kilowatt hour."
http://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/news...-farm-plan
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"The commission Friday suspended an application by the Hawaii Electric Light Co. to build an above-ground transmission line for a proposed substation that would support 27 Feed-In-Tariff solar projects.
That project would install tens of thousands of solar panels throughout 27 individual farms in and around Hawaiian Ocean View Ranchos. Each lot would be about 2 acres and produce 250 kilowatts each.
That would make them eligible for the Tier 2 Feed-In-Tariff program, which would allow developer SPI Solar to sell the power to HELCO at a rate of 23.8 cents per kilowatt hour."