Kauai Island Utility Cooperative was formed in November of 2002 and is one of America’s newest electric cooperatives; one of approximately 900 electric cooperatives serving electric consumers in 48 states. KIUC operates as a not-for-profit organization that is owned by its members and governed by an elected board of directors.
Seventh Revised and Restated By-Laws of Kauai Island Utility Cooperative
KIUC BY THE NUMBERS
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38,695
Number of Meters
Number of meters (electric accounts) served by KIUC.
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29,000
Residential Member-Owners
Number of residential member-owners.
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3,000
Commercial Member-Owners
Number of commercial member-owners.
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550
Service Area
Number of square miles in KIUC’s service area.
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1,500
Transmission & Distribution Lines
Miles of 57.1kV transmission and 12.47kV distribution lines owned and maintained by the co-op.
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137
Employees
Employees delivering safe and reliable electricity to the citizens of Kauai.
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60.2%
Renewable Energy Sources
Percent of KIUC’s electricity that comes from renewable energy sources (from 2022 RPS report).
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100%
Renewable Energy Commitment
Percent of electricity KIUC is committed to generating from renewable resources by 2033.
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$43.2 million
Patronage Capital
Amount of money returned to members as patronage capital retirements since the co-op was established.
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259.2
Generating Capacity
Total generating capacity (in megawatts) of KIUC’s existing power plants and renewable resources.
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6,580
Solar Rooftop
Residential and commercial solar rooftop systems in service.
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99.9891%
System Reliability
Percent system reliability in 2020: the highest in the State of Hawaii and the highest level of reliability in the cooperative’s 19-year history.
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100%
Renewable Power Utilization
Percent or more renewable power utilized in daylight hours on most sunny days.