Large-scale solar project slated for 'Big Island' of Hawaii
- Paniolo Power Company, a subsidiary of Parker Ranch, and also Innergex Renewable Energy are developing a 30-MW solar project on the primary island of Hawaii.
The Hale Kuawehi Solar Project will certainly be among the initial utility-scale solar farms on the Big Island, lowering dependence on imported nonrenewable fuel sources as well as progressing the state-wide goal to create 100% of our electricity from renewable energy sources by 2045. The solar + storage facility will certainly be composed of 30 MWAC of photovoltaic or pv panels on single-axis trackers plus 120 MWh of battery power storage space across approximately 300-acres, located near Parker Ranch's industrial park, off of Mamalahoa Freeway.
The Public Utilities Commission approved the 25-year power acquisition contract with Innergex in 2019 to deliver electrical energy to Hawaiian Electric. The project will additionally produce nearly 20% of Hawaii's baseload electricity demands.
The Hale Kuawehi project will certainly begin in early 2022 with a business procedure day slated for the end of the year. The project will offer several layers of advantages to the area and also inflows with tax incomes for reinvestment in the Island as well as job development. Innergex is currently establishing its area advantages package and also carrying out outreach to local charitable companies.
" We are pleased to be working with Innergex to bring more renewable energy online for the island as well as the state. This project lines up with our mission to sustain our Recipients and boost the quality of life in our neighborhood," stated Dutch Kuyper, head of state and CEO of Parker Ranch. "We anticipate sharing intend on additional renewable energy and also sustainability campaigns that will even more reduce nonrenewable fuel source intake and also CO2 exhausts, aiding to address the dangers of climate change."