The middle class and poor are increasingly footing the bill for Hawaii Island’s electric grid when wealthier homeowners, businesses and government agencies opt out by installing photovoltaic systems, the county energy coordinator said Tuesday. The middle class and poor are
The middle class and poor are increasingly footing the bill for Hawaii Island’s electric grid when wealthier homeowners, businesses and government agencies opt out by installing photovoltaic systems, the county energy coordinator said Tuesday.
Will Rolston, addressing the county Energy Advisory Commission, said Hawaii County has intervened in a state Public Utilities Commission case that is trying to determine the best model for encouraging alternative energy sources while helping utilities such as Hawaiian Electric Co., protect their substantial investments in electricity infrastructure.
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