Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative submitted an application today with the Public Utilities Commission to establish a Wildfire Cost Recovery Mechanism to recover the cooperative’s costs to implement its 2025-2027 Wildfire Mitigation Plan (WMP).
The Hawai‘i Public Utilities Commission has approved a power purchase agreement for a second new solar-plus-storage project on Kauaʻi. If successfully developed, AES’ Mānā Solar + Storage project, coupled with AES’ previously approved Kaawanui Solar project, would bring Kaua‘i to nearly 90% renewable generation by 2030.
Based on favorable financial results for 2025, Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative’s Board of Directors has voted to return $2.7 million in patronage capital retirement to members during the month of May. This is the largest retirement of patronage capital since 2018.
Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative’s incumbent directors Allan A. Smith and Jim Mayfield along with Bryson Ponce have been elected to the KIUC Board of Directors. These three directors will each serve for a 3-year term ending March 2029.
The Hawai‘i Public Utilities Commission has given the green light to a new solar –plus-storage project on Kauaʻi, which will contribute significantly to Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative’s plans to reach 100% renewable generation.
