The AES Waikoloa project is Hawaii Island’s largest solar and battery storage project and on schedule to begin full operations by April 2023, or earlier, when a 25-year power purchase agreement with Hawaiian Electric takes effect. When fully operational, the project is expected to reduce typical residential bills on Hawaii Island about $2 a month. Sandra Larsen, AES Market Business Leader for Hawaii, said this collaboration with Hawaiian Electric, as final construction and testing of the Waikoloa project is completed, will benefit Hawaii Island’s residents, businesses and the environment. Testing of the project has begun and will continue in January. “We are in the final stage of having this large-scale clean energy project come fully online that will make a significant impact on the Big Island’s transition to a cleaner, greener way of producing electricity to improve the…
