Nameplate capacity
7.5 MW
Rank in Hawaii
#52
of 76 plants
In service since
1970
December 1970
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc
- County
- Hawaii County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.20%
- Rank among other plants in Hawaii
- #23 of 25
- EIA plant code
- 768
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.5 MW | 2.5 MW | 1970 | Operating |
| 13 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.5 MW | 2.5 MW | 1972 | Operating |
| 14 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.5 MW | 2.5 MW | 1972 | 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
| HNL Emergency Power Facility | Other | 10 MW |
| Gay Robinson | Hydro | 8.7 MW |
| Port Allen Solar | Solar | 6.0 MW |
| Aloha Solar Energy Fund 1 PK1 | Solar | 5.0 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 7.5 MW solar plant and a 7.5 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