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"On average, a typical household in Hawaii uses 660 kWh of electricity per month, with the electric water heater accounting for 40% of electricity consumption."
The State honors Hawaiian Electric utilities and Solar Industry
17-Jun-2009
AEI was identified as one of the pioneers in the Hawaii solar water heating industry and in particular, as an early participant in REWH programs. Because of this, AEI was invited to attend the proclamation signing of "Solar Week in Hawaii".
"In honor of the Hawaiian Electric utilities' and solar industry's achievement of successfully promoting energy conservation and reaching a milestone 50,000 solar water heating installations across Oahu, Maui County and Hawai'i Island, Governor Linda Lingle and Lieutenant Governor Duke Aiona have proclaimed the week of June 21, 2009 as "Solar Water Heating Week" in Hawai'i. The proclamation was signed today in a ceremony held at Lt. Governor Aiona's office with utility representatives, solar contractors, key industry partners and legislators present.
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"Our hope is to build energetic support for Hawai‘i's drive toward clean energy," Lt. Governor Aiona said. "The bright future of our energy security is tied to our aggressive pursuit of alternative energy sources, such as solar power."
"This is a tremendous accomplishment for all of us here and firmly places Hawai'i as a national leader when it comes to solar," said Dave Waller, Hawaiian Electric's Vice President, Customer Service. "We want to take this opportunity to acknowledge the solar industry, the Department of Defense, major developers and many, many residential customers for their cooperation and support over the past 13 years, and we look forward to continuing our pursuit of renewable energy resources to ensure a clean energy future for Hawai'i."
The Solar Water Heating Week proclamation notes the accomplishments of Hawaiian Electric Company, Maui Electric Company, Hawai'i Electric Light Company and the solar industry for encouraging residential customers to install renewable, energyefficient water heating as a cost-effective solution for a family to lower their electricity consumption. The Hawaiian Electric utilities' solar water heating rebate program also was lauded for setting industry standards, ensuring residential customers installation by a qualified solar water heating contractor. Today, an estimated one out of three single family homes in Hawaii is equipped with solar water heating.
The Lingle-Aiona Administration has mandated the installation of solar water heaters or tankless water heaters in all single family homes constructed after January 1, 2010."
Download the full PDF report:
20090615_SolarWH_Proclamation (64 KB)
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Source: HECO
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