09-02-2013, 09:29 AM
Broadband and "the grid" are both examples of a "lack of infrastructure", root cause is either "anti-technology mindset" or "the funds were diverted".
These and other "infrastructure" problems are noting new.
Given that we (theoretically) have a "free-market economy", it's obvious why these pervasive problems are going unsolved: there's no money in providing service.
Put another way: there is enough demand (and available technology) to create "micro-grid" installations today, and whoever can afford to do this probably has enough money to argue the "power across TMK boundary" issue with HELCO.
A more interesting question: how do you count the number of people who have "off-grid" power when a sizeable percentage of these don't dare say anything because their system was built without the benefit of permits? I think it's fair to suggest that we don't really know exactly how many there are, so there's no easy way to calculate the impact...
These and other "infrastructure" problems are noting new.
Given that we (theoretically) have a "free-market economy", it's obvious why these pervasive problems are going unsolved: there's no money in providing service.
Put another way: there is enough demand (and available technology) to create "micro-grid" installations today, and whoever can afford to do this probably has enough money to argue the "power across TMK boundary" issue with HELCO.
A more interesting question: how do you count the number of people who have "off-grid" power when a sizeable percentage of these don't dare say anything because their system was built without the benefit of permits? I think it's fair to suggest that we don't really know exactly how many there are, so there's no easy way to calculate the impact...