AES Mountain View Solar — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 66002
- Capacity
- 14 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Battery Storage
- Technology
- Batteries, Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Under construction
- Location
- Honolulu, HI
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- AES Distributed Energy
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- Hawaiian Electric Co Inc
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- —
AES Mountain View Solar
Under constructionBESSSolarHybridGEM: construction
Ranked #14 of 14 BESS plants in HI#496 of 837 nationally
14 MW Batteries (7 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (7 MW) under construction in Honolulu, HI — Hawaiian Electric Co Inc
EIAGEM
14 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Batteries + Solar Photovoltaic
—
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
21.4580, -158.1767
County
Honolulu, HI
Nearby Plants
- EE Waianae Solar ProjectSolar28.3 MW · 1.3 km
- Aloha Solar Energy Fund 1 PK1Solar5 MW · 6.3 km
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Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | AES Distributed Energy | AES Distributed Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | AES Distributed Energy | — | — |
| Status | Under construction | construction | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
AES Mountain View Solar is a 14 MW hybrid power plant located in Honolulu County, Hawaii. The facility, which combines solar photovoltaic generation with battery storage, is owned and operated by AES Distributed Energy. It consists of two generators utilizing solar energy (MWH) as its primary fuel source. The plant's solar arrays employ a fixed-tilt tracking system.
The plant is connected to the Hawaiian Electric Co Inc balancing authority. AES Mountain View Solar is ranked as the 17th largest power plant out of 20 in the state of Hawaii, and 718th out of 1205 nationally. The plant has been the subject of 12 news articles, covering topics such as industry trends, grid operations, hazards, and regulatory matters.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
—
Balancing Authority
Hawaiian Electric Co Inc
Grid Voltage
70 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
No generation data available for this plant.
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
News & Articles (10)Beta
Hazards·flooding
Flash Flood Warning: Oahu in Honolulu, HI
Flash Flood Warning issued March 21 at 8:40AM HST until March 21 at 11:00AM HST by NWS Honolulu HI
Flash Flood Warning (hazard)
NWS Honolulu HI·5 days ago
Hazards·flooding
Flood Watch: Waianae Coast; Oahu North Shore; Olomana; Central Oahu; Waianae Mountains; Lanai Mauka; Kahoolawe; M
Flood Watch issued March 21 at 3:53AM HST until March 22 at 6:00PM HST by NWS Honolulu HI
Flood Watch (hazard)
NWS Honolulu HI·5 days ago
Industry·technology
Puerto Rico’s energy future: distributed solar or centralized grid?
A judge has called for the Trump administration to reevaluate assumptions as it works to redirect rooftop solar funds toward the grid and...
Trump administration (regulator)
Canary Media·4 months ago
Regulatory·federal policy
2026 Renewable Energy Industry Outlook
2025 has been a challenging year for renewables. The new tax law, commonly referred to as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, rolled back many...
Deloitte·4 months ago
Last updated 2026-03-21
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