Hawaii energizes largest 'PV peaker' amid solar-plus-storage surge

摘要

Kauai Island Utility Cooperative and AES Corp. energized what theysaid is the world's largest operational "PV peaker" on the Hawaiianisland, combining 28 MW of solar photovoltaic generation with 20 MWof five-hour energy storage, or 100 MWh, the companies said.The Lawai Solar and Energy Storage Project (Kauai Hybrid Solar &Energy Storage Project), relying on technology from SunPower Corp.,will deliver power at 11 cents per kWh under a 25-year contractbetween AES Distributed Energy and Kauai's utility.