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UNITED STATES : KIUC and HCDC Award Contract to REC Solar for 12MW AC Solar Project
Publish Date : 21-Jan-2012
KIUC and REC Solar launched a 12-megawatt AC (14.5 MW DC) solar project, the largest solar project in the state, on Hawaiian Homelands in Anahola on the northeast side of Kauai. The two companies held a kick-off meeting with Homestead Community Development Corporation (HCDC) to coordinate the next steps on the project.
This facility will bring KIUC\'s integrated solar capacity to nearly 20 MW, and is the second utility-scale project REC Solar has developed for KIUC. The two partners previously collaborated on a 1.21 MW system in Kapaa.
Lee Johnson, CEO of REC Solar, said \"The growth of the solar industry is due in part to the aggressive actions from forward-thinking utilities like KIUC. This coalition demonstrates the innovative spirit and concern for the environment that has made Hawaii home to the nation\'s second highest installed solar capacity per capita, and we are excited to move this project forward. Solar is a bankable, proven way to grow KIUC\'s renewable generation portfolio and meet the energy needs of Hawaii.\"
David Bissell, KIUC president and CEO said \"When the project is successfully developed, KIUC will have more PV concentration than any utility in the U.S..”
The cooperative obtained approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture\'s Rural Utilities Service to reallocate $68 million of previously approved loan funds to construct integrated photovoltaic and battery energy storage systems on Kaua\'i. A portion of this reallocation will be used to fund the project. The funds originally were approved for a 10 MW combustion turbine generator often referred to as Gen X or CT2.
KIUC board chairman said\"The benefits are significant. By using the RUS-approved funds for solar development, the cooperative effectively shelves the combustion turbine plant and moves closer to giving our members the clean, renewable energy they have asked for.\"
