• Hawaiian Electric secured Hawaii PUC clearance for two solar-plus-storage PPAs, advancing its latest renewables procurement that began with a 2023 RFP.
• Contracts cover Puuloa Solar at Pearl Harbor on Oahu: 6 MW solar paired with 30 MWh of battery storage.
• Second contract covers Kuihelani Solar Phase 2 in Maalaea on Maui: 40 MW solar paired with 160 MWh of storage.
• PUC-approved contracts under the program now total four projects, including 120 MW solar-plus-storage at Kunia on Oahu.
• Seven additional projects remain in contract talks, spanning solar-plus-storage, wind repowering, and biofuel-capable firm generation across Oahu, Maui, Hawaii island.

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