14th largest plant in Hawaii · 3212th nationally
Kawailoa Wind is a wind power plant in Hawaii with a nameplate capacity of 69.0 MW. It generates roughly 113.9k MWh per year — enough to power about 10,843 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 19% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Kawailoa Wind |
|---|---|
| Operator | Kawailoa Wind Llc |
| City | Haleiwa |
| County | Honolulu County |
| State | Hawaii |
| ZIP | 96712 |
| Coordinates | 21.61028, -158.04083 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 69.0 MW | Operating | 2012 |
Wind farms harvest kinetic energy from moving air using large rotor blades coupled to generators. Like solar, they produce zero emissions but vary with weather. Onshore wind capacity factors typically run 30–45%; offshore can exceed 50%.