70th largest plant in Hawaii · 12726th nationally
Pearl City Peninsula Solar Park is a solar power plant in Hawaii with a nameplate capacity of 1.0 MW. It generates roughly 1.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 126 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 15% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Pearl City Peninsula Solar Park |
|---|---|
| Operator | Altus Power America Management, Llc |
| City | Honolulu |
| County | Honolulu County |
| State | Hawaii |
| ZIP | 96782 |
| Coordinates | 21.37556, -157.96806 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCPPV | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 1.0 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| Balancing Authority | Hawaiian Electric Co Inc |
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Utility-scale solar farms convert sunlight directly into electricity using photovoltaic panels. They produce zero direct emissions and have no fuel cost, but generation is variable — peaking at midday and falling to zero at night. Capacity factors typically run 18–28% in good locations.