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AES Hawaiʻi Launches Company’s First Solar plus Storage Facility on O‘ahu

HONOLULU – April 9, 2024 – Today, AES Hawaiʻi celebrated the launch of its West O‘ahu solar-plus-storage project in Kapolei – the company’s first facility to combine solar generation and battery energy storage on O‘ahu. The launch was commemorate with a blessing ceremony at the project site and reception at the nearby University of Hawai‘i-West O‘ahu campus.

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AES Hawaiʻi endows STEM scholarship at the University of Hawaiʻi at West Oʻahu

KAPOLEI, HI –  AES Hawaiʻi has donated nearly $55,000 to the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation to endow a scholarship for students at the University of Hawaii at West Oʻahu interest

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AES Hawai‘i Celebrates Commissioning of Waikoloa Solar + Storage Facility, the Largest Renewable Energy Project on Hawaiʻi Island

WAIKOLOA, HAWAI'I – May 18, 2023 – AES Hawaiʻi today celebrated the Waikoloa Solar + Storage project, the largest renewable energy project on Hawaiʻi Island, with a blessing ceremo

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AES Hawai‘i to Dismantle Coal Plant Facility at Barbers Point

HONOLULU – May 16, 2023 – AES officials announced today that the recently closed coal power plant at Barbers Point, the state’s largest power plant facility, will be dismantled and

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AES Hawai‘i partners with Waikōloa Dry Forest Initiative to plant native trees and support educational opportunities

WAIKOLOA, HI – January 29, 2023 – On Saturday, January 28, 25 AES Hawai‘i employees and their family members took part in a daylong tree

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AES Waikoloa Solar + Storage Project is 85% Powered, Soon to Provide Hawaiian Electric with Clean Energy for Hawai‘i Island Homes

WAIKOLOA, HI – December 29, 2022 – The AES Waikoloa Solar + Storage project is being tested up to 85% of its capacity, producing clean energy for Hawaiian Electric to provide the H

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AES conducts site tour and informational briefing of Waikoloa Solar + Storage Project that begins full operations in April 2023

WAIKOLOA, HI – August 19, 2022 – The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) today provided an update on the Waikoloa Solar + Storage project that is scheduled to begin full operations produci

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AES Marks the Retirement of Hawai‘i Power Plant While Expanding with Renewable Energy Projects Statewide

HONOLULU – August 18, 2022 – The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) today held a special ceremony to recognize the retirement of its power plant at Barbers Point and to thank the employee

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AES Expands Renewable Energy Initiatives in Support of Hawai‘i’s Clean Energy Future

HONOLULU – August 4, 2022 – On September 1, 2022, The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) will cease operations of the Barbers Point coal-fueled power plant in west O‘ahu as it continues w

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AES Honors the People of the Barbers Point Coal Plant with a Mahalo Celebration

HONOLULU – August 3, 2022 – The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) hosted a special mahalo celebration on Saturday evening, July 30, to thank our dedicated team members who have operated

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AES Breaks Ground on Hawaiʻi's Largest Solar Project: Kuihelani Solar Plus Storage on Maui

WAILUKU, MAUI – July 29, 2022 – Maui Mayor Michael Victorino today was joined by executives from AES and other state and county policymakers and dignitaries for the groundbreaking

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AES Hawai‘i Keiki Fishing Tournament Resumes After Three-Year Hiatus Due to COVID-19

HONOLULU – May 7, 2022 – For the first time in three years, the AES Hawai‘i Keiki Fishing Tournament was held today for employees of the Barbers Point coal-fired power plant and th

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Trust for Public Land and AES Hawai'i host community work day at Alakoko fishpond

LĪHUʻE - April 23, 2022 - Today, AES joined a community workday with Kauai Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC), Trust for Public Land and Mālama Hulē‘ia at Alakoko F