Hawaii Public Radio – Solar developer pulls out of 3 major projects, citing HECO’s ‘financial distress’

Clearway Energy’s negotiations with Hawaiian Electric to develop three solar farms came to a halt this month over concerns about the utility’s financial stability. Clearway had proposed two solar fields with storage on Hawaiʻi Island that would have produced a total of 115 megawatts of power — more than half of the island’s average daily demand for electricity. Another solar project slotted for Oʻahu would have generated enough electricity to power close to 20,000 homes.

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