Negotiations begin with new developer of Lānaʻi Solar project

Solar Damper Hawaiian Electric has selected a new developer, DG Development & Acquisition, LLC, to build and maintain Lānaʻi Solar, the largest utility-scale renewable energy project on Lāna‘i and the island’s first to offer the shared solar program (also known as community-based renewable energy or CBRE).

DG Development & Acquisition was selected from a competitive bidding evaluation of customer savings, NMRV Series Worm Gear Reducer,Planetary gear motor, completion timelines and non-price factors including community outreach. Lānaʻi Solar replaces an earlier solar project Solar Tracking Controller announced in April as a contract was not able to be finalized during negotiations.

Hawaiian Electric will now enter new contract negotiations with DG Development & Acquisition, LLC. Once the 20-year contract is settled, it will be submitted to the Public Utilities Commission for approval. Solar Damper

Lithium battery Lānaʻi Solar could provide up to 17.5 megawatts of solar energy with 3 MW reserved for the shared solar program, paired with an 89 megawatt-hour battery energy storage system. The project will be situated on 73 acres of land owned by Pūlama Lāna‘i, adjacent to Hawaiian Electric’s Miki Basin facilities along Miki Road and is expected to come online in late 2024. The new project could also meet a majority of the current energy demands of the island. 

NMRV Series Worm Gear Reducer,Planetary gear motor, The shared solar program provides a way for customers, including renters, apartment residents, small business owners and organizations unable to install privately-owned rooftop solar to benefit from solar electricity generated on their island. Lithium battery

Solar tracker actuator, Approved by the PUC in November 2021, the shared solar Phase 2 request for proposals for Lāna‘i was opened for developers,Solar Tracking Controller companies, organizations or groups authorized to do business in Hawai‘i to become a “subscriber organization” to propose a shared solar project.