Hawaii among top solar producers

Hawaiian Electric Co. was among the top solar-integrated utilities in the country, according to a report released Thursday by the Solar Electric Power Association. The association ranked the utilities by total solar electric capacity in 2008.

HECO was No. 7 among the top 10 public power utilities, installing 3.5 megawatts of new capacity in 2008.

California’s Pacific Gas & Electric topped the list, installing 85 megawatts of new capacity in 2008. Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric Co. were ranked No. 2 and No. 3.

Four Hawaii utilities were named among the top utilities when ranked by total solar watts per customer.

Kauai Island Utility Cooperative was ranked No. 2; Maui Electric Co., a subsidiary of Hawaiian Electric Industries (NYSE: HE), was No. 4; Hawaii Electric Light Co., No. 6; and HECO, No. 7.

California and Hawaii dominated the lists, but utilities in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Jersey, New York and Oregon also made rankings.

On the web: www.solarelectricpower.org.

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