Law360, New York (December 14, 2011, 3:23 PM ET) -- Hawaii's largest wind farm cleared the state's public utility commission on Tuesday, paving the way for the 69-megawatt project to break ground this month on the island of Oahu, according to the Hawaiian Electric Company, which will buy the electricity.
The Kawailoa Wind onshore project is a partnership of HECO, Hawaii's biggest utility, and First Wind, a Massachusetts-based renewable energy developer. Under the 20-year contract, HECO will buy energy for rates starting at $205 per megawatt hour in 2012 and increasing to $273 by 2032, according...