|
Kaheawa Wind Power is one of the largest wind farms in Hawaii. It is located on the island of Maui above the town of Maalaea in the West Maui Mountains. Phase one (KWP I) of the project was completed in 2006 by developer and operator First Wind and produces 30 MW from 20 GE Energy 1.5 MW wind turbines. Phase two (KWP II), completed in July 2012, built 14 turbines below phase one with an additional 21 MW for a total capacity of 51 MW serving 18,700 homes.〔Shimogawa 2011; Hao 2006, p. C1; Hawaiian Electric Company 2011; Osher 2012; Imada 2012.〕 Kaheawa is the first wind farm in the United States to use a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) to protect the long term health of local species, including three endemic birds and one endemic bat.〔Eagar 2008; Kaheawa Wind Power 2006, p. 6〕 Kaheawa is helping to contribute to the goals of the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative, a memorandum of understanding between the State of Hawaii and the U.S. Department of Energy to reduce imported oil and supply 70 percent or more of Hawaii's energy from clean and renewable energy by 2030. ==Geography== Kaheawa Wind Power is located between the 2000–3000 foot elevation in Kaheawa Pastures in the Lahaina District, on the slopes of the Ukumehame land division (''ahupuaa'') of the West Maui Mountains.〔Kaheawa Pastures Wind Energy Generation Facility Habitat Conservation Plan 2006, p. 1〕 The site is bounded by Papalaua Gulch in the west and Manawainui Gulch in the east. Phase two of the project is located on the Kaheawa Ridge at the 1800–2700 foot elevation, just southeast of KWP I. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kaheawa Wind Power」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|