Power Plants in Kauai County, Hawaii

Kauai County, Hawaii has 13 power plants totaling 280 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants13operating sites
Capacity280 MWnameplate
Generation464.1k MWhannual
CO₂180.1kmetric tons/year
Oil 46%Solar 45%Hydroelectric 5%Biomass 4%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Port Allen (Hi)EleeleOil89.5 MWKauai Island Utility Cooperative
Aes Lawai Solar HybridLawaiSolar40.0 MWAes Distributed Energy
Kapaia Power StationLihueOil39.1 MWKauai Island Utility Cooperative
Kiuc Kapaia Pv And Ba Storage Project HyLihueSolar28.0 MWTesla Inc.
Aes Kekaha Solar, Llc HybridKekahaSolar28.0 MWAes Distributed Energy
Krs I Anahola Solar HybridAnaholaSolar12.0 MWKauai Island Utility Cooperative
Krs Ii Koloa SolarKoloaSolar12.0 MWKauai Island Utility Cooperative
Biomass To Energy Facility, KauaiKoloaBiomass10.3 MWMahipapa Llc
Gay RobinsonKaumakaniHydroelectric8.7 MWGay & Robinson Inc
Port Allen SolarEleeleSolar6.0 MWKaieie Waho Company Llc
Wainiha HydroHanaleiHydroelectric3.6 MWBbcp Kauai Operating Llc
Kalaheo HydroKalaheoHydroelectric2.0 MWBbcp Kauai Operating Llc
Kapaa Photovoltaic ProjectKapaaSolar1.0 MWKapaa Solar Llc

About power generation in Kauai County

Kauai County, Hawaii has 13 power plants totaling 280 MW of nameplate capacity. Oil is the dominant fuel source at 46% of installed capacity, followed by Solar (45%) and Hydroelectric (5%). The largest facility is Port Allen (Hi) at 89 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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