Kauai Island Utility Cooperative, AES Pursue Nation’s First Solar-Powered Pumped Hydro Project
Kauai Island Utility Cooperative and AES Corp. have executed and filed a power purchase agreement with Hawaii regulators to develop a solar-powered pumped hydro storage project the utility says will bring its total resource mix above 80% renewables. The West Kauai Energy Project could come online in 2024.
