Tuesday, December 7, 2010

HECO sees 50,000th solar hot water installation - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:

http://www.scghf.com/mortgagewayz/mortgagecalc.asp
The company announced the milestone Thursday and said the system was installede on a home on Round Top Drivdin Honolulu. The program debuted on Oahu, Maui and the Big Islande 13 years ago. There are now an estimateed one out ofthree single-family homes in Hawaii with solaer water heating. Keith Block, director of HECO’s Customer Efficiencyh Programs, said the program has reduced the demand for electricityby 111.3 million kilowatt-hours a year sincs it began. That is the equivalentf of the estimated annual electric usagr of morethan 14,000 HECO has nearly 80 solar contractors on Oahu, Maui and the Big Islanf it authorizes to install the solatr systems.
HECO increased its rebate from $750 to $1,0090 for solar water heaters purchasedr by homeowners inFebruary 2007. The program has awardee more than $45.5 million in rebates since it began.

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