12-21-2009, 12:01 PM
I'm not so sure 808. Twenty or so years ago a man from this Island was serious about forming a private subscriber owned electric company. With all the people we have who are off grid, it might be possible to do that here in Puna. The people who are already on the grid here could form the backbone of such a cartel, and others could join as they wished. Would seem possible (though expect a fight from Helco) to co-opt the geothermal output and sell it as if it were our own. Don Jacobson still lives in my neighborhood. I can see if he still has the plans he made. By the way, when they start seeing some of the Machievelian manipulations of the feds and the Helcos of the world, maybe they can get the gist of your concerns about the British Royal Family.