Hawaii Coop Uses Renewables to Generate 90% of Island Electricity
Posted on Feb 24, 2016 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Hawaii Coop Uses Renewables to Generate 90% of Island Electricity
The Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative (Kaua‘i) which serves 23,300 active member-owners over Kaua‘i’s 562 square miles, produced 90% of its island power from renewable sources during four periods on separate days in January. Annually, renewable resources including solar, biomass and hydropower make up 38% of this coop’s fuel mix for generating electricity, the remaining 62% is oil.
