Selling Power to the Utility

North Kohala Energy Storage RFP Schedule

Proposed Schedule as of March 24, 2023

Milestone Schedule Dates
(1) Distribute RFP for Stakeholder input September 23, 2021
(2) Technical Status Conference September 30, 2021
(3) Parties and Participants file comments by October 7, 2021
(4) Draft RFP filed October 29, 2021
(5) Order 38195 issued January 25, 2022
(6) Public comments filed by February 25, 2022
(7) Order 38699 issued November 10, 2022
(8) Restudy results filed December 30, 2022
(9) Revised RFP filed January 13, 2023
(10) PUC to provide comments by February 14, 2023*
(11) Proposed Final RFP filed February 28, 2023
(12) Final RFP is Issued March 24, 2023
(13) Hawaiian Electric Proposal Due Date May 30, 2023 at 2:00 pm HST
(14) IPP and Affiliate Proposal Due Date May 31, 2023 at 2:00 pm HST
(15) Selection of Final Award Group August 29, 2023
(16) Contract Negotiations Start September 6, 2023

* This date and all subsequent dates in the RFP Schedule (Table 1) are dependent on any further guidance to be set by the PUC.