UH Maui College To Be 100% Powered By Solar-Plus-Storage

The University of Hawaii (UH) has announced that its Maui College campus will soon generate 100% of its energy from on-site solar photovoltaic systems coupled with battery storage. The project is part of a partnership with Johnson Controls and Pacific Current that will also allow four UH community college campuses on Oahu to significantly reduce their fossil fuel consumption. UH Maui College’s new PV-plus-storage system will be capable of eliminating the campus’ fossil fuel-based energy use when it is operational in 2019. On Oahu – through a combination of solar shade canopies, distributed energy storage and energy efficiency measures – Leeward Community College, Honolulu Community College, Kapi’olani Community College and Windward Community College will reduce their use of fossil fuel for energy by 98%, 97%, 74% and 70%, respectively.