Winners List For 16 Hawaiian Electric PV Projects

• Hawaiian Electric has shared the projects and developers it has selected for its 460 MW solar and 3 GWh of storage capacity
• Winning tariffs are not known as yet since the contracts are under negotiation
• All selected projects are expected to be completed by 2022 and 2023, with 2 of the 16 projects selected to be built by Hawaiian Electric

The largest electricity supplier to Hawaii, Hawaiian Electric has revealed a list of projects and developers that it has selected to set up 460 MW of solar PV capacity on the islands of Oahu, Maui and Hawaii, along with 3 GWh of battery energy storage system (BESS). The utility in the month of May 2020 announced 16 solar & storage projects under the state's largest renewable energy procurement exercise.

Hawaiian Electric did not share the winning tariffs as it said contracts with the winners are under negotiation. Two of the selected projects are to be built by the utility itself. Projects are to be completed by 2022 and 2023 and if all goes as planned, Hawaiian Electric is hoping to reach its 30% renewable energy goal by the end of 2020 'with plans in place to exceed 40% by 2030, 70% by 2040 and 100% clean energy for electricity by 2045'.

The utility said it is working on project selection for Molokai to be announced by the end of July 2020. It is also working on a request for proposals for Lanai that it plans to issue later this year.

Winning projects and developers are listed on the utility's website and are as follows:

Oahu

• 185 MW/565 MWh BESS Kapolei Energy Storage Project by Energy Storage Resources LLC to be completed by 2022
• 6 MW/25.4 MWh BESS Kaukonahua Solar & BESS Project by Kaukonahua Solar LLC to be completed by 2022
• 60 MW/240 MWh Kupehai Solar & BESS Project by Hanwha Energy USA Holdings Corp to be completed by 2022
• 42 MW/168 MWh Kupono Solar & BESS Project by Bright Canyon Energy to be completed by 2022
• 6 MW/26.4 MWh Mehana Solar & BESS Project by Onyx Development Group LLC to be completed by 2022
• 15 MW/60 MWh Barbers Point Solar & BESS Project by Innergex to be completed by 2023
• 120 MW/480 MWh Mahi Solar & BESS Project by Longroad Development Company to be completed by 2023
• 7 MW/35 MWh Mountain View Solar & BESS Project by AES Distributed Energy Inc. to be completed by 2023
• 30 MW/240 MWh Waiawa Phase 2 Solar & BESS Project by AES Distributed Energy Inc to be completed by 2023

Maui

• 20 MW/80 MWh Kahana Solar & BESS Project by Innergex to be completed by 2023
• 40 MW/160 MWh Kamaole Solar & BESS Project by Pacific Green Ikehu LLC to be completed by 2023
• 40 MW/160 MWh Pulehu Solar & BESS Project by Longroad Development Company LLC to be completed by 2023
• 40 MW/160 MWh Waena Solar & BESS Project by Hawaiian Electric Company to be completed by 2023

 Hawaii

• 12 MW/12 MWh Keahole Battery Energy Storage Project by Hawaiian Electric Company to be completed by 2022
• 60 MW/240 MWh Puako Solar PV+Battery Storage Project by Engie Development LLC to be completed by 2023
• 60 MW/240 MWh Waikoloa Village Solar+Storage Project by EDF Renewables Development Inc. to be completed by 2023