NW-Bound
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Electricity in Paradise is the most expensive in the USA. Folks who must use AC to "survive" have electric bills in the multi hundreds of dollars per month. We chose both our locations to allow the trades to blow through. No AC is required though there are occasions it would be nice. Electric bills are $80. YMMV
The summer temperature in Hawaii is not as bad as in the Southwest, and I think it would be economically feasible to have a solar array feeding an AC. Even without a battery for storage for power at night, being able to have air conditioning during the day should help already.
The problem is then to have enough land or roof area for a solar array. Yes, I always want to have lots and lots of land.