Hawaii solar incentive cuts hinder community clean energy projects, homeowners say

Summary

Larry Veray, president of a homeowners' association in Pearl City, Hawaii, found a way to install solar panels and battery storage at his townhome complex at no cost to residents. However, recent cuts to solar incentives in Hawaii are making such clean energy projects increasingly difficult to finance and execute, threatening the state's progress toward renewable energy goals and making it harder for communities to go green.