Peter Shackelford Founds HYRIVO
Drawing on extensive experience installing and operating wind turbines, battery systems, hydropower, solar, geothermal, and ocean thermal energy technologies, Peter Shackelford founded Renewable Energy Services (HYRIVO) to design, build, and maintain renewable energy systems across Hawaii.
1992
1998
Hawaii’s first net-metered PV systems
Hawaiian Electric Light Company selected HYRIVO to design and install photovoltaic (PV) systems for the Sun Power for Schools program, which served to prototype the first grid-connected PV systems in Hawaii and led to the establishment of net metering in 2001. Net metering, which provided utility bill credits to solar customers, drove market growth until the program ended in late 2015.
(1998 ad for HECO’s Sun Power For Schools Program)
Roland Shackelford joins HYRIVO full time
Roland Shackelford, who helped his father since he was big enough to help lift solar modules up to the roof, joined the company full-time and became Hawaii’s first kama’aina to become a NABCEP-certified PV installer and HYRIVO’s lead technician.
2004
2014
Largest residential renewable energy microgrid
For Bakken Hale, home of the inventor Earl Bakken who created the first battery-powered pacemaker, HYRIVO supplied a microgrid system that powers a five-building estate including water processing facilities, an organic greenhouse, commercial air conditioning and more..
2017
HYRIVO adapts to Hawaii’s post-net metering market
When the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission ended Net Metering in 2015, the solar industry was forced to adapt to more complex technologies and challenging market conditions—a shift that caused many contractors to exit the market. HYRIVO drew on decades of off-grid expertise to introduce innovative solutions to the grid-connected space, helping pioneer a new era for the industry.
2019
Roland acquires ownership of HYRIVO
Peter, after 40 years of dedication to the renewable energy industry, retires, and turns over ownership to his son, Roland. Staying true to the values Peter established for the company, Roland has accelerated the transformation of the family operation into a sustainable business.
2022
Not many renewable energy companies have been operating long enough to observe the full lifecycle of solar and energy storage systems. In August 2022, HYRIVO celebrated our 30-year milestone and dedicated ourselves to the innovation that will drive us for decades to come.
30th anniversary celebration