Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative

Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) is a not-for-profit electric utility owned by its members and governed by an elected board of directors. Formed in November 2002, it is one of America's newest electric cooperatives and one of approximately 900 electric cooperatives serving electric consumers in 48 states. It is the only electric cooperative in the State of Hawaiʻi. The cooperative serves the island of Kauaʻi, a service area of about 550 square miles, with roughly 39,761 meters, approximately 30,000 residential member-owners and 5,000 commercial member-owners. KIUC maintains about 1,530 miles of transmission and distribution lines and employs around 140 people. The utility has pursued an aggressive renewable energy strategy, reporting 52.8% of generation from renewable energy sources and a goal of 100% renewable energy by 2033. It also reports 6,815 solar rooftop systems and 99.9362% system reliability. KIUC operates as a member-owned cooperative, meaning its customers are also its owners, and it is governed locally rather than by distant shareholders. Its values statement, Hoʻokaʻana Waiwai, was developed by an employee-led committee in 2008 and adopted by the KIUC ʻohana to guide everyday actions. The cooperative provides customer services including online bill payment, start or stop service requests, an outage map, forms, and SmartHub login, and it supports community programs such as payment assistance through the Hawaiʻi Home Energy Assistance Program (H-HEAP) and educational presentations or field trips for schools and community organizations.

Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative was formed in November 2002 and is one of America's newest electric cooperatives. It operates as a not-for-profit organization owned by its members and governed by an elected board of directors. It is the only electric cooperative in the State of Hawaiʻi and one of approximately 900 electric cooperatives serving electric consumers in 48 states. In 2008, an employee-led committee developed a set of values, Hoʻokaʻana Waiwai, which was adopted by the KIUC ʻohana to guide everyday actions. The cooperative has since focused on renewable energy, reporting 52.8% generation from renewable energy sources and a goal of 100% renewable energy by 2033. It serves about 39,761 meters, including approximately 30,000 residential member-owners and 5,000 commercial member-owners, across a 550-square-mile service area with 1,530 miles of transmission and distribution lines and about 140 employees. KIUC also reports 6,815 solar rooftop systems and 99.9362% system reliability.

• 2008

  Employee-led committee developed Hoʻokaʻana Waiwai values statement, adopted by KIUC ʻohana.

• 2002

  Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative formed in November.

Not-for-profit, member-owned electric cooperative focused on local control and renewable energy leadership.

• Electricity distribution

• Renewable energy generation

• SmartHub online account management

• Outage map

• Payment assistance programs (H-HEAP)

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