LEARN MORE ABOUT THE AES NĀ PUA MAKANI WIND PROJECT

AES Nā Pua Makani is helping O‘ahu become energy independent by converting wind from Oʻahu’s North Shore into renewable power for the island.

The Nā Pua Makani Wind Project was first proposed in 2008 by the original developer West Wind Works and was first presented to the community in 2013 by Champlin Hawaiʻi Wind Holdings.

The project was purchased by The AES Corporation and its key features have remained since finalization of the environmental impact study in 2016: 8 wind turbines, each approximately 568 feet in height, with the ability to produce power for 16,000 homes annually and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 70,000 tons.

Presentations to Kahuku and Lā‘ie Community Associations and

Ko‘olauloa Neighborhood Board

SPRING 2013–SPRING 2014 Power Purchase Agreement Approved

Draft EIS published and EIS Public Meetings held

SUMMER 2015

Community Association presentations and site visits SUMMER 2015

Endangered Species Recovery Committee Meetings

WINTER 2015

Archaeological Inventory Survey accepted by SHPDWINTER 2015

2nd draft EIS published and EIS Public Meetings held

SPRING 2016EIS finalized

SUMMER 2016Conditional Use Permits Approved by

City and County of Honolulu FALL/WINTER 2016 Historic Preservation Plan

Approved and Monitoring Plan accepted by SHPD

SUMMER 2017

Habitat Conservation Plan Approved

FALL 2018

Start of Construction

JANUARY 2019

Turbine Transport

FALL 2019

Project Operational

SUMMER 2020

AES NĀ PUA MAKANI PROJECT TIMELINE

WINTER 2014

8WIND TURBINES MEGAWATTS

16,000HOMES POWERED

70,000TONS OF CO2 SAVED

NATURALNā Pua Makani is a wind energy project in Kahuku that will harness the plentiful wind resources of O‘ahu's North Shore

and convert it into renewable, sustainableenergy.

RENEWABLEThe renewable energy resources provided by Nā Pua Makani will play a vital role in

Hawai‘i's mission of 100% renewable energy by 2045.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Find more information about Nā Pua Makani Wind Project at napuamakanihawaii.org.

Q. Why are the wind turbines so tall?

A. The higher you get from the ground, the stronger and more steady the winds are. A turbine’s capability to produce power increases significantly with height, as does its efficiency.

Q. How much will residents hear the turbines while they’re operating?

A. In the Kahuku residential area and neighboring schools, the sound level will not exceed 45 decibels, which is comparable to light traffic in Kahuku. Upon operation, Nā Pua Makani will have a North Shore team leader available to answer questions or comments about operational noise concerns and to ensure appropriate follow-up actions occur

Q. Are there health concerns associated with wind turbines?

A. Wind turbines have not shown to have an adverse impact on human health. No studies have identified a direct link between turbines and long-term health impacts such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, tinnitus, headache/migraine, hearing impairment, or other diseases. Shadow flicker and noise from the turbines have not been shown to pose a health risk.

Q. How will AES mitigate impact on our endangered bat population?

A. Our Habitat Conservation Plan, developed over three years inconsultation with the Division of Forestry and Wildlife and the U.S. Fishand Wildlife Service and approved by the Board of Land and NaturalResources in 2018, has three protective components:

1. Prevention — Low wind speed curtailment is the most effectiveknown approach to reducing bat fatalities. In addition, within our first year of commercial operations and in coordination with wildlife agencies, we plan to pilot a supplemental bat deterrent system running at other wind facilities with promising results.

2. Monitoring — Our onsite operations staff will be trained to recognizeany incidents of harm to bats or other species and they will conductsurveys below the turbines to document any such impact. Additionally,we will have regular monitoring by trained biologists, the Division ofForestry and Wildlife and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

3. Restoration — To benefit the Hawaiian hoary bat, we will invest $4.2million to monitor wildlife impacts on-site and to provide materials,personnel and support for habitat restoration at the Poamoho NaturalArea Reserve. By preserving habitat outside the wind farm, we avoidattracting bats near the turbines. We will also support research into thelife history and needs of the endangered bat population.

LOW-COSTOne of the lowest-cost electricity resourcesin the state, Nā Pua Makani Wind Farm will

play a key role in the deployment of renewable energy sources.

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