12-13-2007, 01:38 PM
The issue of relocation just may come up again. There are capped wells on the geothermal property that may not stay capped forever. When they cap a well it's basically concrete poured into a steel sleeve. The highly corrosive gas in the well eats away at the steel sleeve and could eventually escape into the atmosphere.
I was against geothermal power originally. It is a hotter resource here than at other locations (New Zealand-Iceland) and because of the proximity to a residential area (leilani Estates). There was a blowout a dozen or so years ago and from my house four miles away it sounded like a jet taking off continously for hours.
They seem to have worked out the bugs, and fuel prices have skyrocketed since then. So now I'm OK with it as long as the area is monitored, and there's still money in a "contingency" fund.
I was against geothermal power originally. It is a hotter resource here than at other locations (New Zealand-Iceland) and because of the proximity to a residential area (leilani Estates). There was a blowout a dozen or so years ago and from my house four miles away it sounded like a jet taking off continously for hours.
They seem to have worked out the bugs, and fuel prices have skyrocketed since then. So now I'm OK with it as long as the area is monitored, and there's still money in a "contingency" fund.