Posted by kcronin - December 30, 2011 - FIT TIER III
Well, we now see that Tier III FIT has arrived in Hawaii! It was opened on Dec 30th, 2011. While everyone was enthusiastic about the announcement, one item passed by the industry- a lack of a carve out between Tier II and Tier III. So, what does this mean to Hawaii, developers and our goals [...]
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Posted by kcronin - November 23, 2011 - FIT- Hawaii- Tier III
Which much surprise and enthusiasm, the PUC has just released the next step in the Hawaii Tier III FIT program. The utility and the IO in conjunction with the PUC have made some amendments to the program as well as some additional adjustments to the previous programs in Tier I & II. I envision this [...]
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Posted by kcronin - November 1, 2011 - Shameless interview
Was contacted the other day to offer some insights into the solar industry and what is trending in companies. Click on this link, to learn about things that are happening locally and nationally. Let me know what you think!
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Posted by kcronin - October 12, 2011 - Megawatt Mania
Hawaii is closing in on plans for what I’m calling “Megawatt Mania”. Between a 200 mW RFP for PV, Tier 3 FIT- which is up to 5mW per system, Castle and Cooke’s 20 mW farm in Mililani, Sempra’s planned 300 mW farm at Pearl Harbor, we have quite a show of solar force in the [...]
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Posted by kcronin - August 22, 2011 - web based monitoring
First off, what is web based monitoring? It is a way to monitor the output of your solar system, in terms of kilowatts produced and a few other important metrics via the internet. Today, with the modern inverter technology, we’ve been able to match the computer industry with controls to determine how the system is [...]
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