The original 2008 agreement between HECO, First Wind and Castle & Cooke allows each company to build a 200 megawatt (MW) wind farm on Lanai and Molokai, respectively, as a part of the state’s renewable energy program. The agreement also states that one wind developer can complete a larger project encompassing both islands should the other developer fall through.
Thanks to this option, Castle & Cooke and Pattern Energy recently announced they have reached a deal that will allow Pattern to develop on Molokai as a part of Castle & Cooke’s 400 megawatt (MW) wind farm.
Read the entire article at the Moloka’i Dispatch