Hawaiian Electric pushes renewable transition forward with 16 storage and solar-plus-storage projects
Hawaiian Electric has announced plans to increase the total solar on its system by more than 50 percent with the addition of 16 storage and solar-plus-storage projects across three islands: Oahu, Maui, and Hawaii Island.
This renewable acceleration pushes forward already stated plans for Hawaiian Electric’s energy to be provided 100 percent from renewable sources by 2045. In this case, the efforts will yield approximately 460 megawatts of solar energy. This will take the form of eight solar-plus-storage projects amounting to 287 MW on Oahu, three solar-plus-storage and one standalone storage project amounting to 100 MW on Maui and two solar-plus-storage projects paired with one independent storage project of 72 MW on Hawaii Island.
“We went big with the scope of this request for proposals to see what the renewable energy market would support and to ensure lots of competition,” Jim Alberts, Hawaiian Electric senior vice president for business development and strategic planning, said. “The projects chosen provide the best opportunity for customer savings and realistic timelines for completion so we can keep our clean energy transition on track.”
Hawaiian Electric will move forward on negotiations with developers and the sizes and locations of the projects revealed to the public within 30 days. All contracts will require approval from the Public Utilities Commission.
