Lāwa'i Solar + Battery Storage — 28 MW PV + 20 MW/100 MWh 5-hour BESS, Kauai HI
AES + KIUC: 28 MW PV + 20 MW/100 MWh 5-hour BESS Lāwa'i facility on Kauai (commissioned Jan 2019; world's largest solar PV + BESS at the time). 11¢/kWh PPA — significantly cheaper than fossil fuel power. Part of broader 102.5 MW PV + 410 MWh AES-Hawaiian Electric portfolio.
$11
Deal Value
28MW
Capacity
100MWh
Storage
Solar + Storage
Technology
HI
Location
Deal Details
- Deal Type
- Power Purchase Agreement
- Seller / Sponsor
- AES Distributed Energy
- Buyer / Financier
- Kauai Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC)
- Offtaker
- Kauai Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC)
- Deal Value
- 11¢/kWh long-term PPA
- Stage
- Construction
- ISO/RTO
- KIUC
- Source
- GreenTechMedia
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