Kokee hydropower project gets green light

By Alan Yonan Jr.

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, May 21, 2012

~~<p>Federal regulators have cleared a Kauai company to begin work on a hydroelectric power project along the Kokee Ditch irrigation canal, but the project's developers still need the support of the local electric utility.</p>
<p>Developers of the proposed 5.3-megawatt Puu Lua Hydropower Project on Kauai's west side received approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last month in a ruling that gives the project priority over another hydroelectric facility planned for the Kokee Ditch backed by the Kauai Island Utility Cooperative.</p>
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Federal regulators have cleared a Kauai company to begin work on a hydroelectric power project along the Kokee Ditch irrigation canal, but the project's developers still need the support of the local electric utility.

Developers of the proposed 5.3-megawatt Puu Lua Hydropower Project on Kauai's west side received approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last month in a ruling that gives the project priority over another hydroelectric facility planned for the Kokee Ditch backed by the Kauai Island Utility Cooperative. Login for more...