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HONOLULU \u2014 Gov. Josh Green on Friday issued Executive Order 26-02, effectively preserving the solar tax credit changed by Act 24 for 2026.<\/p>\n

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This action protects investment decisions made in the past few months and addresses concerns expressed by Hawaii\u2019s solar industry, while respecting the legislative changes for 2027 and beyond, according to a press release from Green\u2019s office.<\/p>\n

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The decision affirms Green\u2019s Executive Order 25-01, which recognizes the fundamental importance of distributed solar to the state\u2019s energy goals.<\/p>\n

\u201cDistributed solar energy has been, and will continue to be, a leading contributor to the state\u2019s sustainability and resiliency goals,\u201d the Executive Order reads.<\/p>\n

\u201cExecutive Order 26-02 recognizes the critical importance of maximizing distributed solar resources, particularly on Oahu,\u201d Chief Energy Officer Mark Glick said in the press release. \u201cIt demonstrates the continued commitment of the Green administration to clean energy for Hawaii and immediately resolves the most pressing concerns of solar installers and customers around Act 24. This immediate relief also provides the solar industry with an opening to design innovative proposals for the 2027 legislative session.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hawaii Solar Energy Association Executive Director Rocky Mould applauded the executive order, citing the critical role of rooftop solar in combating rising electricity prices.<\/p>\n

\u201cFamilies, businesses and non-profits with solar have been able to cut their electricity bills by hundreds of dollars per month,\u201d he said in the release. \u201cWith each installation, Hawaii\u2019s grid becomes cleaner and more resilient \u2014 community by community, rooftop by rooftop.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Hawaii ranks first in the nation for per capita residential rooftop solar adoption. <\/p>\n

Rooftop solar covers close to half of Hawaii households statewide, reducing demand on the grid and creating downward pressure on rates for all customers, including renters and lower-income families who have not yet been able to install their own system.<\/p>\n

EO 25-01 called for an additional 50,000 rooftop solar systems on Oahu by 2035, along with accelerating the state\u2019s transition to 100% renewable energy on the neighbor islands by a decade \u2014 and EO 26-02 continues that support for a key solar resource.<\/p>\n

Executive Order 26-02 confirms that renewable energy technology systems placed into service in the 2026 calendar year shall not be subject to the annual $40 million aggregate cap on allowable credits created by Act 24, provided the taxpayer can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Hawaii State Energy Office and the Department of Taxation that it reasonably relied on the ability to claim credits when it invested resources to finance, plan, design, permit or install the system before Act 24 was signed on May 21, 2026.<\/p>\n

While protecting income tax relief for low- and middle-income households, Act 24 also made significant changes to the Renewable Energy Technologies Income Tax Credit (RETITC), imposing an annual $40 million cap on allowable credits starting in 2027 and sunsetting the RETITC in 2030. The language of Act 24 created uncertainty for some who had made investment decisions for tax year 2026, prompting this executive action.<\/p>\n

EO 26-02 was prepared in consultation with the Hawaii State Energy Office, the Department of Taxation and the Department of the Attorney General.\n<\/p>\n

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