This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Hawaii , sorted by type and name. In 2022, Hawaii had a total summer capacity of 2,906 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 9,337 GWh. [2] The utility-scale electrical energy generation mix in 2023 was 77% petroleum-derived fuels, 6.8% solar, 6.8% wind, 3.7% geothermal, 3% biomass, 0.9% hydroelectric, and 1.9% other. [1] Hawaii's one geothermal plant, which previously supplied about 2% of the state's and 10% of the Big Island's electricity, was offline during 2019 to repair damage from the 2018 lower Puna eruption. The plant came back online in late 2020, slowly ramping up to its full operational level. [3]
Small-scale distributed solar including customer-owned photovoltaic panels delivered an additional 1,409 GWh to the six separate electrical grids serving Hawaii's major islands in 2023. [1] This was more than twice the amount generated by the state's utility-scale photovoltaic plants. Considering large and small installations together, solar produced almost one-fifth of Hawaii's electricity in 2023. In 2021, solar energy accounted for three-fifths of Hawaii's electricity generation by renewables.
The state's renewable portfolio standard is the most ambitious in the U.S. at 30% of capacity by 2020, ramping to 100% by 2045. The large dependence on imported petroleum liquids contributes to Hawaii having the highest average retail electricity prices of any U.S. state. [3] The island of Hawaii generates 52.1% renewable energy and reached a peak of 92.3% on April 25, 2023. [4]
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference. [5]
Hawaii closed its last coal-fired power plant in September 2022. [6] AES Hawai‘i was a 180 MW coal-fired power plant. [4]
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Year Opened | Refs |
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Campbell Industrial Park | Honolulu County | 21°18′09″N158°06′06″W / 21.3025°N 158.1017°W | 113 | Simple Cycle [A] | 2009 | |
Gay Robinson | Kauai County | 21°55′04″N159°37′46″W / 21.9178°N 159.6294°W | 1.0 | Reciprocating Engine (x2) | 2010 | |
Hamakua Energy Plant | Hawaii County | 20°05′38″N155°28′16″W / 20.0939°N 155.4711°W | 66 | 2x1 Combined Cycle | 2000 | |
Hana Substation | Maui County | 20°45′57″N155°59′46″W / 20.7658°N 155.9961°W | 2.0 | Reciprocating Engine (x2) | 2001 | |
Hawaii Cogen | Honolulu County | 21°18′42″N158°06′50″W / 21.3117°N 158.1139°W | 12.2 | Simple Cycle (x4) | 1990/2011 | |
Kahe | Honolulu County | 21°21′23″N158°07′44″W / 21.3564°N 158.1289°W | 609.7 | Steam Turbine (x6) | 1963-1981 | |
Kahului | Maui County | 20°53′49″N156°27′46″W / 20.8969°N 156.4627°W | 34 | Steam Turbine (x4) | 1954-1966 | |
Kalaeloa Cogen Plant | Honolulu County | 21°18′08″N158°05′47″W / 21.3021°N 158.0963°W | 299.4 | 2x1 Combined Cycle | 1989/1991 | |
Kanoelehua | Hawaii County | 19°42′19″N155°03′45″W / 19.7052°N 155.0625°W | 21 | Simple Cycle, Reciprocating Engine | 1962, 1972 | |
Kapaia Power Station (KIUC) | Kauai County | 21°59′47″N159°22′33″W / 21.9965°N 159.3758°W | 39.1 | Simple Cycle [B] | 2002 | [7] [8] |
Keahole | Hawaii County | 19°43′54″N156°01′42″W / 19.7317°N 156.0283°W | 89.1 | Reciprocating Engine (x3), Simple Cycle, 2x1 Combined Cycle | 1984/1988, 1989, 2004/2009 | |
Maalaea | Maui County | 20°48′04″N156°29′35″W / 20.8012°N 156.4930°W | 229.8 | Reciprocating Engine (x15), 2x1 Combined Cycle (x2) | 1971–1989, 1993/2006 | |
Miki Basin | Maui County | 20°47′24″N156°56′03″W / 20.7900°N 156.9342°W | 10.2 | Reciprocating Engine (x8) | 1990/1996 | |
Palaau Power Hybrid | Maui County | 21°06′22″N157°03′53″W / 21.1060°N 157.0647°W | 14 | Reciprocating Engine (x9), Simple Cycle | 1985–1996, | |
Port Allen | Kauai County | 21°53′59″N159°35′06″W / 21.8996°N 159.5850°W | 99.5 | Reciprocating Engine (x9), Steam Turbine, Simple Cycle (x2) | 1964–1991, 1969, 1973/1977 | [9] |
Puna | Hawaii County | 19°37′54″N155°01′53″W / 19.6316°N 155.0313°W | 39.1 | Steam Turbine, Simple Cycle | 1988, 1992 | |
Tesoro Hawaii | Honolulu County | 21°18′12″N158°05′29″W / 21.3033°N 158.0914°W | 20 | Simple Cycle | 1982 | |
Waiau | Honolulu County | 21°23′20″N157°57′41″W / 21.3890°N 157.9615°W | 474.6 | Steam Turbine (x6), Simple Cycle (x2) | 1947–1968, 1973 | |
Waimea | Hawaii County | 20°01′31″N155°41′44″W / 20.0252°N 155.6955°W | 7.5 | Reciprocating Engine (x3) | 1970/1972 | |
W H Hill | Hawaii County | 19°42′15″N155°03′39″W / 19.7041°N 155.0607°W | 37.1 | Reciprocating Engine (x3) | 1965/1974 |
A Campbell burned biomass liquids exclusively from 2011 to 2017 and shifted to primarily burn distillate fuel oil by 2019. [10]
B Kapaia station's GE LM2500 gas turbine primarily burned jet fuel from its commissioning until 2008 and has since shifted to burn a mixture of other petroleum distillates. [11]
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Years | Refs |
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Honolulu | Oahu County | 113 | 1954-2014 | [12] [4] | ||
Shipman | Hawaii County | 15.2 | 1920s-2015 | [4] | ||
Hawaii had no utility-scale power plants primarily fueled by fossil gas in 2024.
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference. [5]
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Primary Fuel | Technology | Year Opened | Refs |
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Biomass to Energy Facility, Kauai | Kauai County | 21°57′55″N159°27′38″W / 21.9653°N 159.4606°W | 6.7 | biofuel, wood | Reciprocating Engine (x2), Steam Turbine | 2014, 2016 | [13] |
H Power | Honolulu County | 21°18′00″N158°05′55″W / 21.3000°N 158.0986°W | 97.3 | Municipal Solid Waste (biogenic and non-biogenic) | Steam Turbine (x2) | 1989/2013 | [14] |
HNL Emergency Power Facility Daniel K. Inouye International Airport | Honolulu County | 21°20′11″N157°55′10″W / 21.3364°N 157.9194°W | 10 | biofuel | Reciprocating Engine (x4) | 2017 | [15] |
Schofield Generating Station | Honolulu County | 21°28′43″N158°03′29″W / 21.4785°N 158.0581°W | 50.4 | biofuel | Reciprocating Engine (x6) | 2018 | [16] |
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Year Opened | Refs |
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Puna Geothermal Venture I | Hawaii County | 19°28′44″N154°53′18″W / 19.4790°N 154.8884°W | 38 | Flash Steam Cycle (x10), Binary Cycle (x2) | 1992, 2012 |
A The plant was shut down shortly after the start of the May 2018 lower Puna eruption. [17] [18] The plant was repaired and back online by late 2020.
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Number of Turbines | Year Opened | Refs |
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Gay Robinson | Kauai County | 21°55′04″N159°37′46″W / 21.9178°N 159.6294°W | 8.7 | 2 | 1982/2019 | |
Kaheka Hydro | Maui County | 20°53′19″N156°21′25″W / 20.8886°N 156.3569°W | 4.5 | 3 | 1925 | |
Kalaheo Hydro | Kauai County | 21°56′10″N159°31′44″W / 21.9361°N 159.5289°W | 2.0 | 1 | 2016 | |
Paia Hydroelectric Plant | Maui County | 20°53′12″N156°20′16″W / 20.8867°N 156.3378°W | 1.3 | 1 | 1912 | |
Puueo | Hawaii County | 19°43′35″N155°05′27″W / 19.7265°N 155.0908°W | 3.1 | 2 | 1918/2005 | [19] |
Waiau Hydro | Hawaii County | 19°43′13″N155°07′08″W / 19.7203°N 155.1189°W | 1.0 | 2 | 1921/1928 | [19] |
Wailuku River Hydroelectric | Hawaii County | 19°42′47″N155°08′55″W / 19.7130°N 155.1486°W | 10.4 | 2 | 1993 | [19] |
Wainiha Hydro | Kauai County | 22°11′47″N159°33′22″W / 22.1963°N 159.5561°W | 3.6 | 2 | 1906/2010 |
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MWAC) | Year Opened | Refs |
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Aloha Solar Energy Fund 1 and 2 | Honolulu County | 21°24′25″N158°09′05″W / 21.4069°N 158.1514°W | 10 | 2017 | |
EE Waianae Solar Project | Honolulu County | 21°27′07″N158°11′16″W / 21.4520°N 158.1879°W | 27.6 | 2017 | |
Kalaeloa Renewable Energy Park | Honolulu County | 21°19′41″N158°02′24″W / 21.3281°N 158.0400°W | 5.0 | 2014 | |
Kalaeloa Solar Two | Honolulu County | 21°19′12″N158°05′13″W / 21.3200°N 158.0869°W | 5.0 | 2012 | |
Kapaa Photovoltaic Project | Kauai County | 22°04′49″N159°19′54″W / 22.0804°N 159.3316°W | 1.0 | 2010 | |
Kapolei Solar Energy Park | Honolulu County | 21°19′16″N158°07′03″W / 21.3211°N 158.1175°W | 1.0 | 2012 | |
Kawailoa Solar | Honolulu County | 21°37′26″N158°03′18″W / 21.6240°N 158.0550°W | 49 | 2019 | |
Kekaha Solar | Kauai County | 22°00′02″N159°45′44″W / 22.0006°N 159.7621°W | 14 | 2019 | |
Kihei Solar Farm | Maui County | 20°47′37″N156°26′02″W / 20.7937°N 156.4339°W | 2.9 | 2018 | |
KIUC Kapaia PV | Kauai County | 21°59′50″N159°22′45″W / 21.9973°N 159.3792°W | 13 | 2017 | [20] |
KRS I Anahola Solar Hybrid | Kauai County | 22°07′54″N159°18′11″W / 22.1317°N 159.3031°W | 12 | 2015 | [21] |
KRS II Koloa Solar | Kauai County | 21°54′03″N159°27′00″W / 21.9008°N 159.4500°W | 12 | 2014 | |
Kuihelani Solar | Maui County | 60 | 2024 | [22] | |
Ku'ia Solar | Maui County | 20°53′10″N156°39′28″W / 20.8860°N 156.6579°W | 2.9 | 2018 | [4] |
Kūpono Solar | Honolulu County | 42 | 2024 | ||
Lanai Solar-Electric Plant | Maui County | 20°46′00″N156°55′24″W / 20.7667°N 156.9233°W | 1.2 | 2008 | |
Lanikuhana Solar LLC | Honolulu County | 21°25′43″N158°01′25″W / 21.4287°N 158.0236°W | 14.7 | 2019 | |
Lawai Solar Hybrid | Kauai County | 21°54′30″N159°29′31″W / 21.9082°N 159.4920°W | 20 | 2018 | [23] |
Mauka FIT 1 | Honolulu County | 3.5 | 2020 | ||
Mililani Solar I | Honolulu County | 39 | 2022 | [24] [25] | |
Pearl City Peninsula Solar Park | Honolulu County | 21°22′32″N157°58′05″W / 21.3756°N 157.9681°W | 1.0 | 2012 | |
Port Allen Solar | Kauai County | 21°54′07″N159°34′54″W / 21.9019°N 159.5817°W | 6.0 | 2012 | |
Waikoloa Solar + Storage | Hawaii County | 30 | 2023 | [26] [27] | |
Waihonu North Solar | Honolulu County | 21°28′14″N158°00′48″W / 21.4706°N 158.0133°W | 5.0 | 2016 | |
Waihonu South Solar | Honolulu County | 21°28′08″N158°00′59″W / 21.4689°N 158.0164°W | 1.5 | 2016 | |
Waipio Solar | Honolulu County | 21°27′22″N157°58′55″W / 21.4560°N 157.9820°W | 49.9 | 2019 | |
Waiawa Solar | Honolulu County | 36 | 2023 | ||
West Loch Solar One | Honolulu County | 21°20′25″N158°00′54″W / 21.3403°N 158.0151°W | 20 | 2019 |
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Number of Turbines | Year Opened | Refs |
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Auwahi Wind Energy Hybrid | Maui County | 20°35′46″N156°19′05″W / 20.5960°N 156.3180°W | 24 | 8 | 2012 | |
Hawi Wind Farm | Hawaii County | 20°15′26″N155°51′01″W / 20.2573°N 155.8504°W | 10.6 | 16 | 2006 | |
Kaheawa Wind Power | Maui County | 20°48′51″N156°33′04″W / 20.8142°N 156.5510°W | 30 | 20 | 2006 | |
Kaheawa Wind Power II | Maui County | 20°47′41″N156°32′10″W / 20.7947°N 156.5360°W | 21 | 14 | 2012 | |
Kahuku Wind Power | Honolulu County | 21°40′52″N157°58′30″W / 21.6810°N 157.9750°W | 30 | 12 | 2011 | |
Kawailoa Wind | Honolulu County | 21°36′37″N158°02′27″W / 21.6103°N 158.0408°W | 69 | 30 | 2012 | |
Pakini Nui Wind Farm | Hawaii County | 18°58′27″N155°41′29″W / 18.9742°N 155.6914°W | 21 | 14 | 2007 | |
Lalamilo Wells | Hawaii County | 3.3 | 5 | 2017 | [28] | |
Nā Pua Makani | Honolulu County | 24 | 8 | 2021 | [29] |
Hawaii had no utility-scale power plants fueled by fissile material in 2024.
Name | Location | Coordinates | Discharge Capacity (MW) | Storage Capacity [A] (MWh) | Year Opened | Refs |
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Anahola Solar Hybrid | Kauai County | 22°07′54″N159°18′11″W / 22.1317°N 159.3031°W | 6 | 4.6 | 2015 | [21] |
Auwahi Wind Storage (A123 BESS) | Maui County | 20°35′46″N156°19′05″W / 20.5960°N 156.3180°W | 11 | 4.4 | 2012 | [30] |
Campbell Industrial Park BESS | Honolulu County (Kapolei) | 21°18′23″N158°06′18″W / 21.3064°N 158.1050°W | 1.0 | 0.25 | 2016 | [31] |
Hawi Wind BESS | Hawaii County | 20°15′26″N155°51′01″W / 20.2573°N 155.8504°W | 1.0 | 0.25 | 2012 | |
Kaheawa Wind II Storage | Maui County | 20°47′41″N156°32′10″W / 20.7947°N 156.5360°W | 10 | 20 | 2012 | |
KIUC Kapaia PV Storage (Tesla BESS) | Kauai County | 21°59′50″N159°22′45″W / 21.9973°N 159.3792°W | 13 | 52 | 2017 | [20] |
Kapolei Energy Storage | Honolulu County | 185 | 565 | 2023 | [32] | |
Kūpono Solar Storage | Honolulu County | 168 | 2024 | [4] | ||
Kuihelani Solar Storage | Maui County | 240 | 2024 | [33] | ||
Lawai Solar Storage (AES Lawai Solar Hybrid) | Kauai County | 21°54′30″N159°29′31″W / 21.9082°N 159.4920°W | 20 | 100 | 2018 | [23] |
Palaau Power Hybrid (Molokaii BESS) | Maui County | 21°06′22″N157°03′53″W / 21.1060°N 157.0647°W | 2.0 | 0.375 | 2017 | [34] |
Waiawa Solar Storage | Honolulu County | 36 | 144 | 2023 | [35] | |
Waikoloa Solar + Storage | Hawaii County | 30 | 120 | 2023 | [36] | |
A Battery storage power stations stabilize an electrical grid against fluctuations in solar and wind generation for periods extending from less than a minute to as long as several hours. [37]
The energy sector in Hawaii has rapidly adopted solar power due to the high costs of electricity, and good solar resources, and has one of the highest per capita rates of solar power in the United States. Hawaii's imported energy costs, mostly for imported petroleum and coal, are three to four times higher than the mainland, so Hawaii has motivation to become one of the highest users of solar energy. Hawaii was the first state in the United States to reach grid parity for photovoltaics. Its tropical location provides abundant ambient energy.
Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) is an electric cooperative located on the island of Kauaʻi in Hawaiʻi. With roughly 38,695 member-owners represented by a nine-member board of directors, it is the only electric cooperative in the state of Hawaii.
Energy in the U.S. state of Hawaii is produced from a mixture of fossil fuel and renewable resources. Producing energy is complicated by the state's isolated location and lack of fossil fuel resources. The state relies heavily on imports of petroleum; Hawaii has the highest share of petroleum use in the United States, with 67% of electricity generation in the state coming from petroleum in 2023, compared to less than 1% nationally.