AES Maui Kuihelani Solar Hybrid

OperatingBESSSolarHybrid

Ranked #2 of 14 BESS plants in HI#316 of 963 nationally

120 MW Batteries (60 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (60 MW) operating in Maui, HI — Hawaiian Electric Co Inc

EIAGEM

120 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Hybrid (2)

Technology

Batteries + Solar Photovoltaic

2024

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

20.8439, -156.4850

County

Maui, HI

Nearby Plants

Kuihelani Substation
Distillate Oil1 MW · 2.3 km
Maalaea
Distillate Oil229.8 MW · 4.8 km
Kahului
Residual Oil34 MW · 6.3 km

Status

as of 20 months ago

Latest milestoneCOD achieved · 2024-05-31Maui Now · 2024-09-08

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	AES Distributed Energy	AES	—
Owner(s)	AES Distributed Energy	AES	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

DeveloperAES HawaiʻiMaui Now · 2024-09-08

CompanyAES CorporationEnergy-Storage.News · 2024-06-10

About

The AES Maui Kuihelani Solar Hybrid plant is a 120 MW hybrid power plant located in Maui County, Hawaii. It is owned by AES and operated by AES Distributed Energy. The plant utilizes both solar photovoltaic technology and battery energy storage. The facility began operating in 2024 and is the second-largest of three utility-scale solar plants in the state, and ranks 441st of 514 nationally.

The plant features single-axis solar tracking and a 240 MWh lithium-ion battery energy storage system (BESS) with a duration of 4 hours. The plant's latest annual generation was 106,800 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 10.2%. The plant operates within the Hawaiian Electric Co Inc balancing authority. Financial data is available for the plant, sourced from LBNL Solar.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

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Engineering & Generators

Grid Context

Grid Region

Hawaii

Market

Bilateral Market

NERC Region

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Balancing Authority

Generation

7.0K MWh

Net Discharge

106.8K MWh

Annual Net Energy

10.2%

Capacity Factor

Positive values indicate net discharge (generation exceeds station load). Negative values indicate net charging. Pure battery storage plants are typically net negative due to round-trip efficiency losses.

Financial DataBeta

LBNL SolarLBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH

Data from 2024

Construction CostOperating CostPricing & Revenue

Pricing & Market Data

This plant is in a bilateral market territory without organized wholesale pricing. Nodal pricing data is not available.

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