The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission has given approval for a power purchase agreement between Kahuku Wind Power and Hawaiian Electric Company under which all power generated at the 30 MW Kahuku wind farm is to exported to the utility for 20 years. The wind farm is yet to be built on the North Shore at the Oahu island. Kahuku Wind Power is a subsidiary of Massachusetts based First Wind.

The Kahuku wind farm will be located west of Kahuku town, on the hills, and will feature 12 Clipper Liberty 2.5 MW units. Kahuku Wind Power will also include a battery power storage facility in order to maintain energy supply standards and smooth out any power generating fluctuations. Construction will start later this year. Once completed, the Kahuku wind farm will be the only wind farm on Oahu, as well as the largest wind energy project in Hawaii. It is expected the project will be able to supply some 7700 average households in Oahu with clean electricity.

[source: First Wind - Kahuku]