Stars & Stripes | November 25, 2024

The Navy has determined that leasing out land for construction and operation of a pair of biofuel and solar energy plants at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam would pose no significant environmental impact.

One 10-acre site would house a biofuel-powered generation plant. A separate 15 acres would hold a photovoltaic solar generating system. Both sites would house lithium-ion battery storage systems.

The locations would be connected to the existing distribution system operated by Hawaiian Electric Co., which provides roughly 95% of the state’s electricity.

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