A 10.5 Megawatt (MW) wind farm by Hawi Renewable Development is located at Upolu Point in North Kohala. It began producing power in 2006. Additional information is provided on the electric utility website: www.heco.com. From an article in West Hawaii Today: According to David Absher, Hawi Renewable Development's vice president, "Upolu Point is one of the best places in the U.S. to build a wind farm. The wind blows there 70 percent of the time." Also from the article: HELCO's contract with Hawi Renewable Development "will pay them what we would have paid to produce the same amount of power," according to Warren Lee, HELCO president. "That is, during peak hours (7 a.m. - 9 p.m.) they'll be paid 9.2 cents per kilowatt hour. During off - peak hours, they'll be paid 7.47 cents a kilowatt #alternative_energy #apple_seed #energy_efficient #greeen_energy #HI #Lanai #Lanai_City #LNYsketch #windmills
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