Its grid-connected 1.28 kilowatt photovoltaic
system is billed as the first solar electric net energy
metered system in East Hawaii.
Apart from reducing the use of electricity
from the regular system by about a quarter, it's a back-up
power supply.
The system cost $17,000 and should save
enough to pay for itself in four years, although actual
return is much faster due to tax incentives.
Tapping into the power of the sun was a
no-brainer, said office administrator Jessica Schweig.
She said the company is showing that solar power works
even in wet Hilo.
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