Agrivoltaics: Solar and Agriculture Co-Location
This practice, also known as agrivoltaics or dual-use solar, involves locating agricultural production, such as crops, livestock, or pollinator habitats,
Homeowners who install solar water heating systems can get help with cash rebates provided by the Hawaii Energy Efficiency Program. The rebates, along with state and federal tax credits, can dramatically lower costs. Hawaiian Electric ranks in the nation's top 10 electric utilities for solar power adoption by the Solar Electric Power Association.
Hawaiian Electric ranks in the nation's top 10 electric utilities for solar power adoption by the Solar Electric Power Association. Solar water heating, PV, and concentrating solar power technologies have contributed to Hawaii becoming a national leader in solar power.
Farmers can benefit from solar energy in several ways—by leasing farmland for solar; installing a solar system on a house, barn, or other building; or through agrivoltaics. Agrivoltaics is defined as agriculture, such as crop production, livestock grazing, and pollinator habitat, located underneath solar panels and/or between rows of solar panels.
The capacity of installed utility-scale solar is now over six megawatts on Oahu and 1.2 megawatts on Lanai. Click here to learn more about Going Solar. Hawaiian Electric continues to initiate and support many renewable energy research and development projects to help develop these technologies and to address some of the barriers to using them.
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