Punatics for PGV

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SB 2274 is a dead horse, no reason to keep flogging it except Ruderman might be answering more questions about his involvement. There is a video where Ruderman has to argue against his own bill, again, because that geothermal line was added, not by him. Then Solomon declined to hear it in committee, which killed the bill. Theoretically, it could be resurrected in the next legislative session but it is radioactive toxic now. The Hawaii government tends to bury all its radioactive toxic waste.

Ormat hasn't shown to be an exceptional geothermal power provider, but it was also one of the first geothermal plants, now using fairly dated technology, over 20 years in operation. Ormat should have taken it upon themselves to clear the vegetation away from the mains, as far as feasible. They didn't build the berms they said they would for additional wells. They don't have the technical competence to put lightning arrestors around the plant. They could easily build some kind of containment building over the steam venting section, so the steam releases could go off in there, then be filtered out into the atmosphere. It's obvious Ormat, an Israeli company, does not want to put any more money into the plant than they absolutely have to. It is crappy management but that is the way of a lot of business.

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