CGS+

CGS Plus Program extended by 5MW

By monica@pvthawaii.com / April 14, 2020

Hawaiian Electric Co has expanded the CGS Plus program by 5 megawatts (MW), bringing additional capacity for the Big Island. Now is a good time to get your solar rolling to get the most out of the ITC tax credit. Homeowners and businesses can claim a federal tax credit of 26 percent of the installed…

Hawaii Island CGS Plus capacity dwindling

By monica@pvthawaii.com / June 21, 2019

Hawaiian Electric’s Customer Grid Supply Plus (CGS Plus) program has capacity limits that vary by island. The original capacity for HELCO was 7 MW. The CGS Plus+ program will remain open until the installed capacity is reached. Currently the CGS Plus available capacity is 58% or about 4 MW. The benefits of CGS Plus are…

Marco discusses the Hawaii solar and storage market on The Energy Show

By monica@pvthawaii.com / March 30, 2018

Marco discusses the state of energy supply, solar, storage and the Hawaii utilities with Barry Cinnamon of the “The Energy Show.”  Listen to the 20 minute interview at: https://soundcloud.com/cinnamonsolar/solar-and-storage-in-hawaii-with-marco-mangelsdorf

Big Island solar permits up 121% from last year

By monica@pvthawaii.com / February 20, 2018

HJ Mai from Pacific Business News reports on soaring PV solar permits issued for January 2018 versus the same period last year. “The solar industry on Hawaii’s Big Island has had a successful start to 2018, with permit numbers soaring year-over-year in January. Last month, the County of Hawaii issued 102 permits for solar photovoltaic…

New HELCO solar credit programs featured

By monica@pvthawaii.com / October 30, 2017

An article by Michael Brestovansky published today in Hawaii Tribune-Herald explains the two new solar incentive programs approved by the PUC earlier this month. ProVision president Marco Mangelsdorf weighs in on benefits and considerations each program introduces. Solar incentives recharged: New programs offer credit for exporting energy By MICHAEL BRESTOVANSKY Hawaii Tribune-Herald Published October 30,…

Hawaii is charting new territory with new solar credit programs

By monica@pvthawaii.com / October 27, 2017

The Public Utilities Commission announced its decision to approve two new solar credit programs last week – the Smart Export program and the CGS+ program. While the Smart Export program was expected, the CGS+ program has Hawaii’s solar industry experts asking a lot of questions. The wholly unexpected CGS+ program, which succeeds the customer grid-supply…

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