Maui solar energy software

Can Maui power a 100% solar power system?

"No one has operated a power system the size of Maui's with 100% solar, wind, and batteries; to confidently operate any grid with 80–100% inverter-based resources on an instantaneous basis, there are important steps that we can take in the laboratory and on the field to prepare," said Andy Hoke, a senior research engineer at NREL.

Can Maui achieve 100% renewables?

NREL simulated Maui’s entire future transmission system, modeling hundreds of lines, buses, transformers, solar, storage, and wind, along with and their inverter controls at a sub-second scale. They found that as Maui approaches 100% renewables, several options are available for ensuring grid stability.

How much solar power does Maui have?

The island has a pipeline of 175 MW of new solar-storage hybrid power plants over the next three years, adding to the almost 200 MW of solar and wind presently on the grid. This is expected to be enough power to supply Maui’s roughly 70,000 customers without using conventional generation for many hours of the year.

How many solar power plants will Maui have in 2024?

Through 2024, Maui is scheduled to bring online more than 175 MW of new solar-storage hybrid power plants. This, in addition to the almost 200 MW of wind and solar presently on the grid, will be enough renewable power to supply Maui's roughly 70,000 customers without using conventional generation for many hours of the year.

Will Maui have enough power?

This is expected to be enough power to supply Maui’s roughly 70,000 customers without using conventional generation for many hours of the year. The Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory said it is developing and validating multi-timescale tools that are expected to help bring Maui closer to its clean energy goals.

Will Maui become the world's first 100% renewable electric transmission system?

Maui has dashed ahead of Hawaii’s 2045 clean energy mandate and by 2024 may become among the first 100% renewables-powered interconnected electric transmission systems anywhere in the world .