Legislature must take care to save photovoltaic credits

By Jay Fidell

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jan 17, 2012

~~<p>Although photovoltaic provides only a small part of Hawaii's base load, it is going center stage for the 2012 Legislature. In popularity, PV is the leader of renewables, even though it's the least firm and most costly of the front-runners.</p>
<p>PV represents freedom from the issues of the grid and the risks of blackout. It symbolizes energy independence and can go pretty much anywhere. It makes electricity miraculously, silently and without moving parts for decades.</p>
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Although photovoltaic provides only a small part of Hawaii's base load, it is going center stage for the 2012 Legislature. In popularity, PV is the leader of renewables, even though it's the least firm and most costly of the front-runners.

PV represents freedom from the issues of the grid and the risks of blackout. It symbolizes energy independence and can go pretty much anywhere. It makes electricity miraculously, silently and without moving parts for decades. Login for more...