Fellows mentioned in this story: Shelee Kimura

From Hawai‘i Tribune-Herald:

Hawai‘i Island’s first and largest solar plus storage project is now online.

The AES Corporation’s Waikoloa Solar + Storage project is operational and is feeding lower-cost renewable energy to the Hawai‘i Island electric grid, according to an announcement today by Hawaiian Electric.

The project — located along Waikoloa Road on a 300-acre parcel about 7.5 miles from the Queen Ka‘ahumanu Highway — can generate up to 30 megawatts supported by a 120 megawatt-hour battery energy storage system.

Shelee Kimura, president and CEO of Hawaiian Electric, said the project has multiple benefits for Hawai‘i Island.

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