The Hawaiian Energy Companies (HECO) has commissioned the Island’s largest solar park, the 27.6MW Waianae Solar project.
The project broke ground in March 2016 with the array coming online mid-this month. It constitutes the largest in operation in Hawaii to date; generating enough clean electricity to power around 11,000 homes annually. Located on just over 80 hectares of land in West Oahu, the park will sell its energy to HECO at the rate of 14.5 cents/kWh. It is therefore not only the biggest, but on the lowest-cost renewable projects on the Island.
