Hawaii Solar Installations Soar but Industry Faces ‘Disruption’ | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Hawaii solar installations soar, but industry faces ‘disruption’

Hawaiian Electric said Tuesday that almost half of all Oahu single-­family homes have been outfitted with rooftop solar systems — even as Hawaii’s solar industry faces a rocky, uncertain future with federal solar tax credits expiring at the end of the year.

Hawaii solar installations soar but industry faces ‘disruption’ | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Hawaiian Electric said Tuesday that almost half of all Oahu single-­family homes have been outfitted with rooftop solar systems — even as Hawaii’s solar industry faces a rocky, uncertain future with federal solar tax credits expiring at the end of the year.

Is the rooftop solar boom coming to an end?

The number of new households installing rooftop solar systems is approaching its lowest level in three years. But it’s not all bad news.

Nearly half of all O‘ahu single-family homes now have rooftop solar as installations continue at steady pace Hawaiian Electric continues push to bring more clean energy onto the grid

Nearly half of all O‘ahu single-family homes now have rooftop solar as installations continue at steady pace Hawaiian Electric continues push to bring more clean energy onto the grid HONOLULU, Nov. 25, 2025 – Nearly half of the single-family homes on O‘ahu now have rooftop solar systems, highlighting Hawaiian Electric’s nation-leading effort to bring more customer-sited renewable energy onto the grid. The number of grid-connected solar systems a…