10-08-2012, 10:05 AM
Agreed - export energy - export jobs
So what is in it for us to run a giant extension cord (with all the associated line losses)to our neighbors - yup those same folks who have been so concerned about Puna - not
I think the best play is local energy intensive high value industry - ie ceramic kilns and metal casting (think small light metal high tech) require a lot of cheap electricity and all the local artistic talent would do well here imho.
Or will we send the geothermal off island for our neighbors to do same - last I read they all had better employment numbers and infrastructure.... they need geothermal to run the coming trains is my hunch.....
So what is in it for us to run a giant extension cord (with all the associated line losses)to our neighbors - yup those same folks who have been so concerned about Puna - not
I think the best play is local energy intensive high value industry - ie ceramic kilns and metal casting (think small light metal high tech) require a lot of cheap electricity and all the local artistic talent would do well here imho.
Or will we send the geothermal off island for our neighbors to do same - last I read they all had better employment numbers and infrastructure.... they need geothermal to run the coming trains is my hunch.....