Japanese Cultural Center installs solar electric system

The nonprofit Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii has completed the installation of a photo-voltaic system on its rooftop. The organization teamed with GreenPath Technologies Inc., a Hawaii-based solar system integrator, on the project.

"As a nonprofit institution, the cultural center could not take advantage of the energy tax incentives that is normally available to other businesses and residents, which initially meant higher costs that we weren't sure we could afford," said Lenny Yajima Andrew, president and executive director of the Japanese Cultural Center. GreenPath arranged a power purchase agreement through APB Energy Hawaii LLC to finance the project.

GreenPath worked in technical partnership with Commercial Roofing & Waterproofing Hawaii to install the 102 kilowatt system.