03-04-2019, 07:38 PM
Thanks, HOTPE. HELCO's unreliability has become a very big issue for the observatories over the last few years. I started a study a number of years ago which I then made available to the other observatories. Since then, things have taken off, literally. HELCO outages and "glitches" have increased exponentially in the last decade or so, something that effects everyone on the island as well as the observatories.
When the data were made available to the observatories a group was formed and contacted HELCO. Their excuse was that the increase in domestic solar usage was making their system unstable. There has been little progress since then.
It is a real concern for future operations and research at the summit, including the TMT. OMKM rules mean that there's little chance of using alternative forms of energy.
When the data were made available to the observatories a group was formed and contacted HELCO. Their excuse was that the increase in domestic solar usage was making their system unstable. There has been little progress since then.
It is a real concern for future operations and research at the summit, including the TMT. OMKM rules mean that there's little chance of using alternative forms of energy.