Solar & Battery Regulation & Incentive Programs

City and County of Honolulu - Real Property Tax Exemption for Alternative Energy Improvements

Program Overview


Category:
Financial Incentive
Program Type:
Property Tax Incentive
Implementing Sector:
Local
State:
Hawaii
Eligible Storage Technologies:
Solar Water Heat, Solar Thermal Electric, Solar Photovoltaics, Wind (All), Biomass, Municipal Solid Waste, Combined Heat & Power, Landfill Gas, Tidal, Wave, Solar Pool Heating, Wind (Small), Anaerobic Digestion
Website:
https://www.realpropertyhonolulu.com/help-resources/ordinances/
Incentive Amount:
100% exemption for 25 years.
Administrator:
City and County of Honolulu, Real Property Tax Assessment Division
Applicable Sectors:
Commercial, Industrial, Residential
Start Date:
10/01/2009
Last Updated:
06/25/2020

Summary

In September 2009, the Honolulu City Council unanimously passed Bill 58 to create a real property tax exemption for alternative energy improvements. This bill became effective October 1, 2009. The alternative energy property installed on a building, property, or land is exempt from property taxes for 25 years. For the purposes of this property tax exemption, alternative energy sources include solar, wind, hydropower, tidal, wave, solid waste and increased efficiency in fossil-fuel burning facilities. Energy sources based on fossil fuels, nuclear fuels or geothermal energy are not eligible for this exemption.


Authorities

NameEnacted DateEffective DateExpired Date
Honolulu City Council Bill 5810/1/2009
Revised Ordinances of Honolulu 8-10.1510/1/2009