Will the new flow put an end to more geothermal?

[pander75]

So... if Justin is correct here - that means that once the lava crosses the highway and compromises the grid, PGV will be essentially offline. Until they can rewire the plant to serve Lower Puna - but who knows how long or what resources that will take? It looks like if you live in Leilani, Nanawale, Kapoho, Seaview or other areas that are dependent on HELCO you should expect to be cut off as soon as the highway is breached, with no clear plan as to when you will be reconnected.

Wow... wouldn't it be a crazy thing for HELCO to admit: "Yes, we have a power plant on the cut-off side of the lava, but we never took the time to wire it up, so it's just sitting there while everyone is out of power and desperate."?!?