05-25-2023, 05:58 PM
No sympathy for not doing due diligence
Oh my, not the double d!
Yeah, that can be a bit much for some.. who would rather rely on their agent and the information disclosed during in the process.
I wonder how much 'due diligence’ one has to do to understand the geothermal sub-zone land classification, and all it implies for land in geothermally rich areas
From.. https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/se...a2/content
TITLE 13
DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES
SUB-TITLE 7. WATER AND LAND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 184
Designation and Regulation of Geothermal Resource Subzones..
§13-184-1 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to establish guidelines and procedures for the designation and regulation of geothermal resource subzones for the exploration, discovery, development, and production of geothermal resources for electrical energy production and distribution within conservation, agricultural, rural, and urban districts. These guidelines and procedures are intended to assist in designating areas which have potential for geothermal resource development for electrical energy production and which have an acceptable balance of the relationships of geothermal development to uses allowed in the land use classifications, to present uses of surrounding lands, to potential benefits and impacts.
[Eff. SEP 6 1984] (Auth: HRS §205-5.1) (Imp: HRS §205-5.1)
And for those just coming to grips with geothermal.. at about the same time the state was codifying policies towards its development they published the Geothermal Resources of Hawaii Map. Which can be seen here..
https://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/s...cd/content
I personally think it’s long past time to revisited the undersea transmission cable idea. Regardless of source types it would benefit us, as power generators, to have access to the larger consumer markets on the other islands. As to geothermal I think the model that has been defined, and is being refined, by Ormat should be applied to other parts of the island, and state, where the resource is present (follow the link to map above - they're all over the place). It’s the greenest resource we have, period. There's no weird stuff to creating it’s parts, little to no trash out the back end, and it’s footprint is minimal for what it gives in return. I think we should push to power the entire state with it immediately.
That's not to say I think Puna, Kilauea, should be the only area involved. Far from it. I think Puna isn't anywhere as good as the back side of Hualalai. The politics, the impacts, the number of stake holders to reckon with are minimal. And the over land transmission, besides for our own use, is but a hop skip and a jump.. And, as an added bonus, the land is more stable.. ie the possibility of inundation by an eruption much lower.
Oh my, not the double d!
Yeah, that can be a bit much for some.. who would rather rely on their agent and the information disclosed during in the process.
I wonder how much 'due diligence’ one has to do to understand the geothermal sub-zone land classification, and all it implies for land in geothermally rich areas
From.. https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/se...a2/content
TITLE 13
DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES
SUB-TITLE 7. WATER AND LAND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 184
Designation and Regulation of Geothermal Resource Subzones..
§13-184-1 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to establish guidelines and procedures for the designation and regulation of geothermal resource subzones for the exploration, discovery, development, and production of geothermal resources for electrical energy production and distribution within conservation, agricultural, rural, and urban districts. These guidelines and procedures are intended to assist in designating areas which have potential for geothermal resource development for electrical energy production and which have an acceptable balance of the relationships of geothermal development to uses allowed in the land use classifications, to present uses of surrounding lands, to potential benefits and impacts.
[Eff. SEP 6 1984] (Auth: HRS §205-5.1) (Imp: HRS §205-5.1)
And for those just coming to grips with geothermal.. at about the same time the state was codifying policies towards its development they published the Geothermal Resources of Hawaii Map. Which can be seen here..
https://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/s...cd/content
I personally think it’s long past time to revisited the undersea transmission cable idea. Regardless of source types it would benefit us, as power generators, to have access to the larger consumer markets on the other islands. As to geothermal I think the model that has been defined, and is being refined, by Ormat should be applied to other parts of the island, and state, where the resource is present (follow the link to map above - they're all over the place). It’s the greenest resource we have, period. There's no weird stuff to creating it’s parts, little to no trash out the back end, and it’s footprint is minimal for what it gives in return. I think we should push to power the entire state with it immediately.
That's not to say I think Puna, Kilauea, should be the only area involved. Far from it. I think Puna isn't anywhere as good as the back side of Hualalai. The politics, the impacts, the number of stake holders to reckon with are minimal. And the over land transmission, besides for our own use, is but a hop skip and a jump.. And, as an added bonus, the land is more stable.. ie the possibility of inundation by an eruption much lower.