11-04-2013, 02:58 AM
Aloha Steve
It's not that complicated. Electricity costs around 40 cents kWh on the Big Island. It costs approx 20 cents kWh to run the Big Island grid. It costs around 20 cents kWh to generate electricity from oil. It costs around 10 cents kWh to generate electricity from geothermal. Geothermal works 24/7 and the cost of the steam will not go up for 500,000 years.
The Big Island Community Coalition showed that people can make a difference. They were instrumental in HELCO withdrawing a $19 million rate hike. And, they opposed the
AKP Ka'u biofuel project because $200 per barrel was too much for rate payers to subsidize. People can make a difference.
Wind and solar is fine but it is not 24/7. So, you need to add the cost of storage. I opted for hydro power. We will throw the switch soon. It will take our farm entirely off the grid.
We plan to work with area farmers so we can all help each other Grow food.
Regarding GMO's; Darwin said, its not the strongest or the smartest that survive. It's the ones that can adapt. Let's not throw away options that help us adapt.