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Big Island’s Puuanahulu water company looks to go solar

November 28, 2014

By Bret YagerWest Hawaii Today

byager@westhawaiitoday.com

Another West Hawaii water system is looking to alternative energy to cut the costs of pumping fresh water from deep in the island.Napuu Water Inc., which serves residents of the Puuanahulu and Puuwaawaa areas, is eyeing 2 acres of state pasture land to build an 800-panel solar array and storage system. The energy would cut the power bill in half for two 2,500-foot deep groundwater wells.

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Filed Under: Groundwater, Renewable Energy

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