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space and science stories?Sign up for Mashables weekly Light Speed newsletter.Hawaii has bold plans to completely ditch fossil fuels over the next few decades.

but Kilaueas lava flows have put a wrench in the Big Islands ability to harness renewable energy from the volcano.demonstrating the plants sizable contribution to the islands energy generation.the isolated state spends around $3 billion annually on importing oil.

Credit: usgsSolar panels installed on peoples homes -- which both power homes and can feed excess power into the grid -- will be a fundamental part of Hawaiis renewable future.Geologists say Kilaueas lava flows could continue for months.

The islands also hope to generate energy from burning biomass and hydroelectricity -- such as from rivers.

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