<div id="readability-page-1"><div>By Alison HealeyHawaii governor Josh Green has formed a taskforce of developers, permitting officials and utility executives to discuss what they can do to speed up approval of renewables projects so they can qualify for expiring federal tax credits.The Committing to Reliable Energy and Decarbonization Innovations on Time, or CREDIT, taskforce held its first meeting last week and included representatives from the state’s two main utilities, Hawaiian Electric and Kauai Island Utility Cooperative, according to Honolulu Civil Beat.Some of the projects racing to start construction include Longroad's Mahi solar and storage, which would provide 120MW generation capacity and 120MW of four-hour duration storage. The project is expected to be online by the end of 2027. Additional projects include Ameresco's Puuloa Energy, which will provide 99MW of biofuel power to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Oahu and Puuloa Solar, which will provide 6MW of solar generation and 30MWh of storage at the same site. AES also plans to use tax credits to develop 40MW of solar capacity and 160MWh of storage on Oahu, 86MW of solar and 344MWh of storage on Maui, and 78MW of solar and 312MWh of storage on Kauai. </div></div>

Hawaii Governor Josh Green has established the CREDIT taskforce to accelerate approval of renewable projects for expiring federal tax credits. The taskforce includes developers, permitting officials, and utility executives. Key projects include Longroad's Mahi solar and storage, Ameresco's Puuloa Energy, and AES's solar and storage developments across Oahu, Maui, and Kauai. The initiative aims to enhance Hawaii's renewable energy capacity and meet federal deadlines.

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