Rising Sun Solar & Electric welcomes the opportunity to bid on all government and non profit renewable energy projects. With years of experience in the solar electric industry, Rising Sun Solar & Electric is ready to provide turnkey design, building and financing services for federal, state and county renewable energy projects. Rising Sun Solar & Electric has an excellent reputation with the utility company, as well as various government agencies.

In 2004, Rising Sun Solar & Electric installed a 495-module solar electric system for the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority (NELHA) in Kona, Hawaii. This project earned LEED Platinum certification. NELHA is home to two pipeline systems that pump both deep and surface seawater to shore 24 hours a day, seven days a week. A third system, which will be the world's largest and deepest (estimated at a depth of 3,000 feet), is currently under development.
(visit http://www.nelha.org for more information)

Rising Sun Solar & Electric has provided training opportunities to University of Hawaii students enrolled in its workforce development programs and sustainability curriculum. In addition, Rising Sun Solar & Electric has also played an integral role in Sun Power for Schools, a program developed by the Hawaii public school system and the county’s utility companies. The program's intent is to encourage renewable energy education, promote the concept of photovoltaic technology as an alternative to conventional fuels, and reduce utility costs. Rising Sun Solar & Electric successfully completed four of these projects for Lanai High and Elementary Schools, Na'alehu Elementary School (Big Island), Maui High School, and Molokai Intermediate School.

Lana‘i High School: Rising Sun Solar & Electric installed a system on a new shade structure on August 15, 2005, consisting of two PV systems that totaled a combined 2.5kWAC.

Na'alehu Elementary School: Completed in June of 2006, the 1.2kw system was installed on a covered walkway and now generates power for the school.

Maui High School: Completed in June of 2008, the 1.2kw system was installed on the roof of Building ‘J’ and now generates power for the school.

Moloka‘i Intermediate School: Completed in September of 2008, the 1.2kw system now provides solar energy to the school.

For more information on the Sun Power for Schools Program, please visit the HECO Website.

Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) make solar energy affordable for nonprofit organizations and agencies that cannot take advantage of certain tax benefits.

How does a PPA work? A third-party investor will install a PV system onsite, and then sell the electricity it produces at a pre-determined rate for a pre-determined length of time. A PPA requires no upfront expense for the customer (or "site host") and invariably provides immediate savings and stabilization of energy costs going forward. At the end of the PPA term, the site host will have the option to purchase the system at a fair market value, or extend and/or negotiate a new PPA.

A solar electric system will change the dynamics of your relationship with the utility company. As a clean energy producer, you can "Net Meter" your electricity. In other words, if your solar system produces more energy than you are using at that moment in time, your meter will spin backwards, thereby crediting your account at the full retail rate. Conversely, when your energy needs exceed the system’s output, your meter spins forward.