HONOLULU (KHON2) — AES Hawaii has inaugurated operations at its Kūihelani Solar-plus-Storage facility, marking a major milestone in Hawaii’s renewable power panorama.
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Located on 450 acres in central Maui, between Kūihelani Highway and Maui Veterans Highway, the undertaking has the capability to energy 27,000 houses.
Under a 25-year energy buy settlement with Hawaiian Electric, starting May 31, 2024, AES Hawaii provides renewable power to Maui’s energy grid on the aforementioned low fee of 8-cents per kilowatt hour, the bottom of state.
Generating 60 MW of renewable power, supported by a 240 MWh lithium-ion battery power storage system, Kūihelani Solar-plus-Storage is poised to fulfill 15% of Maui’s power wants, considerably contributing to the sustainable growth objectives of island power.
In addition, the implementation of the undertaking will cut back Maui’s dependence on imported oil, offsetting the necessity for 2 million barrels per yr.
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Sandra Larsen, President of AES Hawaii, emphasised the corporate’s dedication to Hawaii’s renewable power objectives, citing the Kūihelani Solar-plus-Storage undertaking as a testomony to AES Hawaii’s dedication to help of the state’s formidable 100% renewable power and decarbonization targets by 2045.