The purpose of the Multi-Dwelling Unit system is to provide more energy while needing fewer batteries and panels vs standard system. This provides for lower energy costs, streamlined billing, and a practical way to provide better solutions. Unlike traditional solar installations that operate independently at each home, Holu Hou Energy’s proprietary EnergyCluster™ architecture creates an intelligent distributed energy network designed specifically for residential communities.
Intelligent Energy Sharing in Action at the Island Palm Communities
Island Palm Communities (IPC) spans seven U.S. Army installations, 12 communities and 42 neighborhoods on Oahu, Hawaii, and is one of the largest residential privatized housing projects awarded by the Army. As part of Centinel’s commitment to creating communities where people can live, work and thrive, Centinel partnered with Holu Hou Energy to deploy advanced solar and battery storage systems designed to improve energy resiliency, reduce outage impacts, and support long-term sustainability goals for residents.
As Hawaiʻi experiences rising utility costs, increasing grid instability, and growing resiliency concerns, distributed solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery storage systems are becoming critical community infrastructure. Holu Hou Energy’s EnergyCluster™ platform was developed specifically to address these challenges by deploying intelligent solar and battery systems at the individual home level while creating communitywide resiliency benefits.
Between February and May 2026, Island Palm Communities (IPC) at Aliamanu Military Reservation (AMR) experienced multiple utility outages ranging from one hour to nearly nineteen hours in duration. Throughout these events, Holu Hou Energy’s systems repeatedly demonstrated their ability to support residents, reduce outage impacts, maintain critical household functions, and rapidly recover following utility restoration.
The IPC project represents one of the nation’s largest residential solar-plus-storage deployments utilizing a behind-the-meter energy-sharing model, enabling homes to share excess solar and battery power in real time.
Our EnergyShare Technology Is Trusted By Local Communities & the US Military
- Partnering with Centinel Public Partnerships, LLC on 1,400 U.S. military homes currently under construction at Aliamanu Military Reservation will result in 15 MW of solar energy and 25 MW hours of storage. All 1,400 homes will have energy in the event of a power outage, making this the largest single resilient community in the country.
- Expansion is planned to thousands of additional U.S. military homes across O’ahu.
- This same technology provides resilience and reduced costs to communities like Koa’e (Kaua’i) and Kunia Village (O’ahu). Low income projects are also planned in more than a dozen additional communities across the state.
The Future of Community Energy
The repeated performance of Holu Hou Energy’s systems during multiple utility outages validates the value of distributed solar and battery storage as essential community infrastructure.
More than 30,958 kWh of backup energy and support for hundreds of homes during prolonged outages demonstrates that resilient energy systems can provide measurable benefits today — not just in theory, but in real-world operating conditions.
As utility costs continue to rise and grid disruptions become more common, communities equipped with distributed solar and storage will be better positioned to protect residents, reduce costs, and strengthen long-term resiliency.
Read the entire brief here on the Real-World Performance and the future of community energy.
