Kahuku Wind Power LLC
Honolulu County, Hawaii · EIA plant ID 57087 · Operator: First Wind O&M, LLC
Nameplate30MWSummer 30 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation40GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor15%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2011
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), wind units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 59.2 | 26.9% | — |
| 2012 | 52.5 | 19.9% | — |
| 2013 | 8 | 3.0% | — |
| 2014 | 67.7 | 25.8% | — |
| 2015 | 78.9 | 30.0% | — |
| 2016 | 90.1 | 34.2% | — |
| 2017 | 71.3 | 27.1% | — |
| 2018 | 74.8 | 28.5% | — |
| 2019 | 54.2 | 20.6% | — |
| 2020 | 68.1 | 25.8% | — |
| 2021 | 44.2 | 16.8% | — |
| 2022 | 55.2 | 21.0% | — |
| 2023 | 76.4 | 29.1% | — |
| 2024 | 68.3 | 25.9% | — |
| 2025 | 53.1 | 20.2% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 30 | 30 | Mar 2011 | Operating | — | clipper Liberty C96 |
| 2 | Batteries | BA | 15 | 15 | Mar 2011 | Retired Aug 2013 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: First Wind O&M, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| First Wind O&M, LLC | 100.0% | 30 MW |
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