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Bit by panel bit, solar energy is helping Hawaii move toward a clean-energy future. The new 42-megawatt Kupono Solar energy farm in Ewa Beach is the latest — and largest — solar-with-batteries project on Oahu, capable of powering about 10,000 homes.
Unlike some previous renewable projects that lowered consumers’ electricity costs, this one adds about 30 cents to the monthly bill — the costs of a cleaner future and of helping to stabilize the Hawaiian Electric grid.
