The 6MW/4.63MWh Kauai Island Anahola Project ESS, made up of eight Intensium Max 20 M battery units, is designed to stabilise the regional electrical grid as KIUC develops renewable energy projects designs to meet peak loads of 78MW.

KIUC, a vertically integrated utility, is moving to tie a larger percentage of solar, hydropower and biomass energy production into its generation portfolio, starting with the $50m PV farm being developed at Anahola with the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and Homestead Community Development.

Saft’s ESS will be designed to smooth intermittent fluctuations on Kauai's grid, which is built around 13 substations and three main power plants.

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