02-14-2024, 07:09 AM
HILO, Feb. 13, 2024 Hawaiian Electric has initiated rolling outages on Hawaii Island tonight due to the unavailability or reduced output of several large generators. In addition, wind and hydro resources are near zero.
The emergency outages are being initiated in various areas around the entire island to prevent loss of power to an even greater number of customers. The timing and extent of the outages will depend on the amount of demand on the system and the availability of generators.
Independent power producer Hamakua Energy unexpectedly tripped offline late this afternoon and Puna Geothermal Venture is operating at a reduced capacity. Hawaiian Electric’s combustion turbine CT-1 unexpectedly tripped offline this evening. Its Hill Plant Unit No. 5, Keahole CT-5, and Puna Steam Plant also are unavailable due to planned annual maintenance or repairs. Wind resources, which help meet demand at night, also are near zero.
Updates will be posted on X (formerly Twitter) @HIElectricLight.
What is this, the third time in the last two weeks we're back to third-world power delivery?
The emergency outages are being initiated in various areas around the entire island to prevent loss of power to an even greater number of customers. The timing and extent of the outages will depend on the amount of demand on the system and the availability of generators.
Independent power producer Hamakua Energy unexpectedly tripped offline late this afternoon and Puna Geothermal Venture is operating at a reduced capacity. Hawaiian Electric’s combustion turbine CT-1 unexpectedly tripped offline this evening. Its Hill Plant Unit No. 5, Keahole CT-5, and Puna Steam Plant also are unavailable due to planned annual maintenance or repairs. Wind resources, which help meet demand at night, also are near zero.
Updates will be posted on X (formerly Twitter) @HIElectricLight.
What is this, the third time in the last two weeks we're back to third-world power delivery?