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18 Oct '12, 9pm

News: SolarCity Selected by KIUC to Build Hawai’i Solar Facility on Grove Farm Land to Help Reduce Kaua’i’s Oil Depe...

LĪHU’E, KAUA’I, Hawai’i, Oct. 18, 2012—SolarCity today announced it has been selected by Kaua’i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) to build a 14-megawatt (MW) DC (12MW AC) solar facility on land owned by Grove Farm Company, Inc. The project will consist of 54,314 panels installed on 67 acres near the town of Koloa. Once complete, the solar power system is expected to generate enough power to provide approximately six percent of Kaua’i’s daily energy needs, on average. The system is also expected to reduce the utility’s oil imports by more than 1 million barrels over its lifetime. “This is a landmark project for SolarCity and the island of Kaua’i, which is expected to reduce its oil imports by more than 1 million barrels over its lifetime,” said Jon Yoshimura, director of Government Affairs for SolarCity in Hawai’i. “With its goal to generate 50 percent of its energy from re...

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