Kawailoa Wind

OperatingWind

Ranked #1 of 8 Wind plants in HI#867 of 1442 nationally

69 MW Wind operating in Honolulu, HI

EIAGEMWD

69 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2012

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

21.6103, -158.0408

County

Honolulu, HI

Nearby Plants

Kawailoa Solar
Solar49 MW · 2.1 km
Na Pua Makani Wind Project
Wind27.6 MW · 9.7 km
Mauka FIT One
Solar3.5 MW · 9.7 km

Ownership & Operator

Owner data does not fully agree across sources.

EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Kawailoa Wind LLC	Kawailoa Wind	—
Owner(s)	Kawailoa Wind LLC	DE Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) [100%]	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

GEM identifies the owner as DE Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) [100%]

This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.

About

Kawailoa Wind Farm is a wind farm near the Waimea Valley, on the North Shore of Oahu. Commissioned in 2011, it comprises 28 wind turbines. At maximum capacity the farm is able to produce 69 MW. Kawailoa Wind Farm has been operational since 2012 and is a part of Hawaii's renewable energy efforts. Despite its clean energy, there are unintended ecosystem impacts on some native species of birds and bats, and efforts to mitigate these threats are ongoing.

Read more on Wikipedia

Kawailoa Wind is a 69 MW wind power plant located in Honolulu County, Hawaii. The facility, owned and operated by Kawailoa Wind LLC, commenced operations in 2012. It utilizes a single generator consisting of multiple onshore wind turbines. The plant is fueled by wind (WND).

Kawailoa Wind is the largest of 6 wind plants in the state of Hawaii, and ranks 860th out of 1424 wind plants nationally. The plant's wind turbines were manufactured by Siemens, model SWT-2.3-101, with a rotor diameter of 101 meters and a hub height of 99.5 meters. The latest annual generation data indicates an output of 93,218 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 15.4%.

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