Nameplate capacity
2.0 MW
Rank in Hawaii
#66
of 76 plants
In service since
2016
September 2016
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- BBCP Kauai Operating LLC
- County
- Kauai County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.05%
- Rank among hydro plants in Hawaii
- #6 of 8
- EIA plant code
- 10412
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KPH1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 2016 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Hawaii
| Ku'ia Solar | Solar | 2.9 MW |
| Hana Substation | Other | 2.0 MW |
| BRE - Ritz Carlton Kapalua | Solar | 1.5 MW |
| Waihonu South Solar | Solar | 1.5 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 2.0 MW solar plant and a 2.0 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Hawaii power plants · What Hawaii actually generates