Hawaiian Electric Seeks to Expand Renewables, Energy Storage on Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi Island and Maui
- Represents significant progress toward 100% renewable energy
- One of state’s largest energy procurements ever
- Additional 500 MW of firm generation on O‘ahu to be sought
Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (Hawaiian Electric), a subsidiary of Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (HEI) (NYSE - HE), today submitted its Integrated Grid Planning Request for Proposals (IGP RFP), seeking plans for competitively priced renewable energy and storage for Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi Island and Maui to meet customers’ growing energy needs and modernize the generation fleet to drive down costs by reducing the use of oil for power generation.
