Hawaiian Electric submits grid planning RFP seeking renewables, storage for Oahu, Hawaii Island and Maui

• Hawaiian Electric, a HEI subsidiary, filed an Integrated Grid Planning RFP seeking new renewables, storage, firm capacity for Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi Island, Maui.
• Targets nearly 1,650 GWh of variable renewables, 465 MW of grid-forming resources, 111 MW of firm generation for 2031-2034 service.
• Plan calls for earlier retirement of aging plants, replacement with modern firm generation to cut oil use and lower system costs.
• Utility also seeks expedited approval to broaden Oʻahu fuel-flexible firm generation procurement by up to 500 MW.
• Separate all-fuels RFP planned by end-2026; LNG remains under consideration within a PUC-supervised competitive process.

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