1. Solar Energy in Hawaii BY XINMEI LIANG

2. Hawaiian Electricity Generation

3. The Greatest Impact: Increasing temperature Rising sea levels Causing extremely weather patterns, like flooding Global Warming

4. Solar Projects reduce greenhouse gas emissions

5. How does solar energy work? Smart meters are digital devices that record the amount of energy you use in your home and send this information to the utility company. solar panel owners can return unneeded power they’ve generated to the grid for credit

6. Solar inverter, converts DC into AC laptop actually use DC power Phones, TVs, computers, and many other common products use DC power, and actually have to convert AC power back to DC power.

7. References: Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_global_warming Jorge Chapa, 06/09/09, Solar Powered Blue Car Hitting the Streets in 2010, http://inhabitat.com/transportation-tuesday-the-solar-powered-blue-car/ Solar Powered Multiseat Computing: Now computer goes environment friendly! http://www.ecofriend.com/solar-powered-multiseat-computing-now-computer-goes-environment- friendly.html Millions of smart meters are being installed on homes across California http://heliopower.com/solar-for-homeowners/solar-resource-center/10-things-to-know-about-smart- meters-solar/ Solar Inverters: What are they? http://pureenergies.com/us/how-solar-works/solar-inverters/