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NREL Methods Assist Maui in Approaching 100% Renewable Operations

New capabilities demonstrate how renewables can stabilize and support the power grid.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Maui is not waiting until 2045 to meet Hawaii’s clean energy mandates: The island is likely to become the first interconnected electric transmission system anywhere to operate with 100% wind and solar PV power on an instantaneous basis. Through 2024, Maui is scheduled to bring online more than 175 MW of new solar-storage hybrid power plants. This, in addition to the almost 200 MW of wind and solar presently on the grid, will be enough renewable power to supply Maui’s roughly 70,000 ...

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