Now , jump on the bandwagon , Hawaii ’s legislature just passed a bill that express that by 2045 , 100 % of the state ’s electricity must arrive from renewable reservoir . Right now , only 22 % of the grid is issue by greenish energy ; by 2020 this must increase to 30 % , followed by 70 % for 2040,Clean Technicareports . The regulator , David Ige , must reject or pass “ House Bill 623 ” by May 15 or it willautomatically become law , but his screen background in engineering , coupled with the fact he is a Democrat , has masses anticipating a positive response .

“ We ’ll now be the most populated set of islands in the world with an independent grid to establish a 100   percent   renewable electricity goal , ” State Senator Mike Gabbard toldThink Progress . “ Through this process of transmutation we can be the mannikin that other state and even nations follow . And we ’ll attain the large Department of Energy turnround in the country , going from 90 per centum dependency on fossil fuel to 100 percent clean-living energy . ”

These goal should n’t be undoable , either ; Hawaii has already invested a hearty amount in solar , installing panel on one in every eight   menage , according toThink Progress . This has helped the country father around 10 % of the total electrical energy needs from this renewable rootage . what is more , being adorn with active volcano has allowed geothermic projects , which also contribute a significant chunk to the grid .

Hawaii is keen to go up on board with renewables for the most part because of the extravagant costs of electricity on the archipelago . presently , their major reference of electrical energy is oil - fired ability plants , but since they have to spell their fossil oil , it ’s on average aboutthree timesmore expensive than what other U.S. commonwealth pay .

Regardless of motive , it ’s great to see that more and more authorities are taking green energy and the environs in earnest . TakeCosta Rica , for instance :   Back in March , they foretell that they had used only renewables to produce electricity for 75 days straight , which is for sure a remarkable achievement . allow ’s go for these impressive feats spur more and more country into much required activity .

[ ViaThink Progress , Clean Technica andIEEE Spectrum ]