A subsidiary of Eurus Energy American Corp. is planning to build a 13-turbine wind farm on the eastern slope of the Waianae range on Oahu.
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports Hawaiian Electric Co. announced Wednesday that it had reached an agreement with EE Ewa LLC to buy electricity from the Palehua Wind project.
Under the agreement filed with the state Public Utilities Commission, Hawaiian Electric would buy electricity at a set cost of 10.9 cents per kilowatt-hour over a 22-year term.
The farm is expected to be capable of generating about 150,000 megawatt-hours of energy each year from the 260-foot (79-meter) turbines.
Palehua Wind is expected to be operational by December 2022, pending permit and commission approvals.
