Developing a pumped storage hydro project on Kauai's west side has been in discussion for nearly a decade. KIUC and The AES Corporation (AES) joined forces on a groundbreaking solar PV + Battery Energy Storage and pumped storage hydro project which will be the first of its kind in the world and is a critical component of Kauai's renewable energy future.
Learn more about the technology behind WKEP from this instructional video.
A revised Draft Environmental Assessment for the Project can be found here.
Resources
WKEP How it Works
- KIUC and AES to Join Forces on First-Ever Solar + Pumped Storage Hydro Project | 01.07.2021
- DLNR Video News Release - Mediation Agreement (Historic Waimea Water Settlement on Vimeo)
- DLNR News Release - Mediation Agreement | April 2017
- WKEP Talk Story Tuesday Meeting Q&A Recap | November 9, 2021
- WKEP Talk Story Tuesday Video | November 9, 2021
- WKEP Talk Story Tuesday Meeting Q&A Recap | October 12, 2021
- WKEP Talk Story Tuesday Video | October 12, 2021
- WKEP Talk Story Tuesday Meeting Q&A Recap | September 14, 2021
- WKEP Talk Story Tuesday Video | September 14, 2021
- WKEP Discussion with Civil Beat Reporter Brittany Lyte | October 2021 (starts at 04:41)