heco is shifting strategies. they will eventually allow more residential solar onto the grid but they first need to have someplace to store the excess energy during the day. energy storage is their target and something they have a great chance of monopolizing given their financial ability versus common homeowners. they already have a variety of projects in planning stages or already taking place. if everything pans out residents will adopt more solar, heco will store the excess energy during the day and sell the stored energy at night instead of using their oil guzzling plants for generation. everybody wins.

problem is getting there. it's more exciting to watch paint dry then watch heco try to properly manage projects. time is of the essence and they know only too well how fast this industry is moving. they might have the edge when it comes to energy storage now but it won't last forever. they'll soon come a time when affordable energy storage is available to anyone.