Delivering safe, affordable, renewable energy to run businesses, drive the economy, and improve the well-being of the community.
N2N
Waikā’s Native to Native (N2N) Business Development Model aims to prioritize and empower Indigenous communities in Hawaiʻi and the Pacific, helping them manage their own resources in their own way, guided by their own values.
100%
To reach Hawaiʻi’s goal of achieving 100% Renewable Portfolio Standards statewide by 2045 (2035 for neighbor island communities) under the Hawaiʻi Clean Energy Initiative (HCEI), we must continue to replace oil and coal imports with a diverse mix of renewable energy sources.
THE GEOTHERMAL DIFFERENCE
Safer and Cleaner
Advances in technology have made this process even more efficient and cost effective, while mitigating the impact on the environment. This includes using a single-turbine, double-flash steam cycle, which extracts additional steam. As a low-carbon energy resource, geothermal power plants average a fraction of the CO2 emissions of a gas power plant and are cleaner than energy alternatives such as renewable natural gas (RNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG).
Firm Power, Baseload
Unlike intermittent renewable sources of energy that are subject to weather conditions and other variables, geothermal power is available consistently, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, making it a firm, reliable and cost-effective, locally available baseload power source that can replace fossil fuel and stabilize the grid with increasing intermittent generation sources for electricity production.
Economic Development
Geothermal power serves as an economic engine for community and small business development. With billions of dollars leaving Hawai‘i every year to pay for imported fossil fuels, geothermal is a safe, lower cost firm power baseload. The state’s vast and valuable renewable energy resources will ensure that more of that money stays in our communities. Additional economic activity, jobs, and fair and reasonable costs for energy will make life more affordable for Hawai‘i families.