Global InformationLalamilo Wells information
| Lalamilo Wells | |
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| Country | United States |
| Location | South Kohala, Hawaii County, Hawaii |
| Coordinates | 19°59′15″N 155°45′56″W / 19.98750°N 155.76556°W |
| Status | Commissioned |
| Commission date | 2017 |
| Decommission date |
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| Owner(s) | Lalamilo Wind Company |
| Wind farm | |
| Type | Onshore |
| Site usage | Pasture |
| Site area | 0.2 sq mi (1 km2) |
| Site elevation | 1,273 ft (388 m) |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 5 |
| Make and model | Vestas V47/660 |
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Lalamilo Wells is a wind farm on the island of Hawaii. It is located within the ahupuaʻa (ancient land division) called Lalamilo,[1] between the coastal area known as Puako, Hawaii, and the inland towns of Waimea and Waikoloa Village, Hawaii. It was commissioned in 1985 with 39 17.5 kW Jacobs wind turbines and 81 20 kW Jacobs wind turbines, yielding a total capacity of 2.3 MW.[2]
Starting in January 2006, the electric utility operating the wind farm, Hawaiian Electric Company (HELCO), operated a demonstration model of a grid-stabilizing unit, known as an Electronic Shock Absorber (ESA). This unit was designed to increase the stability of the island's grid, which has a relatively high penetration of wind energy, which is subject to rapid fluctuations.[3] However, the unit was damaged in an earthquake in October 2006.[4]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lalamilo
- ^ "History of Wind Energy Projects in Hawaii". State of Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "IEEE Spectrum: Taking Wind Mainstream". Archived from the original on 2008-10-05. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
- ^ HECO > Energy Storage Archived 2011-07-11 at the Wayback Machine