{"id":116516,"date":"2014-03-19T14:48:49","date_gmt":"2014-03-19T13:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/?p=116516"},"modified":"2020-12-23T12:23:04","modified_gmt":"2020-12-23T11:23:04","slug":"the-sun-will-rise-again-for-pv-in-hawaii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/us\/the-sun-will-rise-again-for-pv-in-hawaii\/","title":{"rendered":"The sun will rise again for PV in Hawaii"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hawaii\u2019s concerns with its exceedingly high levels of distributed power generation are nothing short of well-documented. As a result, Hawaii\u2019s solar market came, according to some local installers, to a screeching halt and people from across our industry quickly began searching for solutions to get solar installs back on track.<\/p>\n

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Our team, from L to R: Ravi Dodballapur, myself, Dr. Bernhard Ernst and Josh Hickman.<\/p><\/div>\n

The story sounds familiar to many industry veterans. Germany first wrestled with high-penetration and grid instability issues long before Hawaii. California, while not producing near the percentage of their\u00a0<\/span>state\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>power\u00a0from solar, has become center stage for industry and utility rule making battles that could easily influence policy decisions in other states.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite this, Hawaii presents a set of challenges as unique as the islands\u2019 culture itself. We quickly learned that while solutions exist that might provide short-term relief, only a sound, long-term solution will help solar\u2019s recovery in the Aloha State and we\u2019re excited to work side-by-side with our Hawaiian colleagues.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ve got to see it to believe it<\/b><\/h5>\n

To make solar a long-term option for Hawaiians, grid stability must be accounted for. We wanted to get a handle on everything that\u2019s happening, both good and bad, so I traveled with members from our engineering team to meet with officials from Hawaii\u2019s Public Utilities Commission<\/a>, Hawaiian Electric<\/a>, Senator Mike Gabbard<\/a>, University of Hawaii\u2019s Hawaii Natural Energy Center<\/a> and the Hawaii Solar Energy Association<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Our team spent time on the air with KGU-AM 760 discussing Hawaii\u2019s solar concerns.<\/p><\/div>\n

There\u2019s no better way to get information than straight from the source, and we were met with open arms for our willingness to listen to the concerns and readiness to work cooperatively to develop solutions for the entire industry.<\/p>\n

Where do we go from there?<\/b><\/h5>\n

One thing is for sure: smart inverters will be the way forward for Hawaii. We\u2019ve begun looking at all possible solutions for existing systems and the next generation of solar<\/p>\n

installs. Our discussions with local stakeholders quickly peeled back one of the many concerns: transient over-voltage, best explained as short-duration, rapid rises in voltage along a utility\u2019s electric lines that without appropriate mitigation can cause severe damage to utility or customer equipment.<\/p>\n

While several of our inverters including the Sunny Boy TL-US series, Sunny Boy HF series, and Sunny Tripower TL-US series already conform to one of the two approved<\/p>\n

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Our team shortly after meeting with Hawaii’s Public Utility Commission.<\/p><\/div>\n

solutions for transient over-voltage mitigation, we are committed to developing additional solutions for Hawaii\u2019s solar users, especially those who have already installed solar and may need to retrofit their system.<\/p>\n

Just keep the lights on<\/b><\/h5>\n

This trip was just the first step in our journey helping Hawaii solve its grid stability issues. We look forward to keeping in very close contact with everyone we met with last month and are actively planning future trips to continue researching and testing solutions for the Hawaiian solar market.<\/p>\n

Until next time, aloha!<\/p>\n\n\n

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