Holaniku at Keahole Point

{{Short description|Solar power plant on the island of Hawaiʻi}}

{{Infobox power station

| name = Holaniku at Keahole Point

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| coordinates = {{coord|19|42|54|N|156|2|7|W|type:landmark_region:US|display=inline,title}}

| country = United States

| location = Kona District, Hawaii

| status = O

| construction_began = {{start date|2006|01|01}}

| commissioned = {{start date|2009|03|16}}

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| owner = Keahole Solar Power

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| solar_type = CSP

| solar_csp_technology= P

| ps_units_operational= 1,000

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| ps_site_area = {{convert|3|acre|m2|0|abbr=on}}

| ps_electrical_capacity= 2 MW

| ps_electrical_cap_fac= 2%{{cite web|title= Holaniku at Keahole Point|url= http://www.nrel.gov/csp/solarpaces/project_detail.cfm/projectID=71|publisher = National Renewable Energy Laboratory|access-date= 2011-12-03}}

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Holaniku at Keahole Point is a 2MW micro-scaled concentrated solar power plant in the Kona District (west coast) of the island of Hawai{{Okina}}i. It is located in the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii at Keahole Point.

{{cite news

|last=Prevedouros|first=Panos

|title=DHHL and PUC Should be Cautious with Proposed Solar Power Plant on Oahu

|url=http://www.hawaiireporter.com/dhhl-and-puc-should-be-cautious-with-proposed-solar-power-plant-on-oahu/123

|newspaper = Hawaii Reporter

|date = 2011-07-26

|access-date = 2011-12-22}}

Holaniku at Keahole Point is the first commercial solar thermal power plant to be built using solar collectors manufactured by Sopogy. The project was developed by Keahole Solar Power, LLC. an Engineering, Procurement, and Contracting (EPC) company. The plant contains over 1,000 Sopogy MicroCSP SopoNova parabolic trough solar collectors. The power plant uses the sun's heat to create steam.

{{cite web

|title= Holaniku at Keahole Point Micro CSP Thermal Plant, Kona Desert, Hawaii, USA

|url= http://www.power-technology.com/projects/holanikuatkeaholepoi/

|publisher = Net Resources International

|work = power-technology.com

|access-date= 2010-08-07}}{{Unreliable source?|reason=domain on WP:BLACKLIST|date=June 2016}} Most of the steam created is used onsite for other experimental uses, equating to only 0.5MW maximum that can be utilized to generate electricity. Little, if any, electrical power leaves the site and enters the state electrical grid.