Will the new flow put an end to more geothermal?

[snorkle]

I believe we pay HELCO $8000/pole. The upgrades to their infrastructure and rolling stock increase dividends to their board. We are very very generous to those poor folk.
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[kalakoa]

If I ever get grid power, I'm buying some HELCO stock before I pay the the SSPP and install...

[carley]

We have FREE ENERGY ABOVE OUR HEAD VERY EASY TO USE, NO DANGER FOR ANYONE...
PROBLEM WAS THE BATTERIES, BUT IT SEEMS NEW AND BETTER ONES ARE COMING.
--AND THEN DID YOU SEE THE AD IN WHICH THERE IS AN OUTLET ON THE WINDOW AND YOU CAN PUT YOUR PLUG FOR ANYTHING RIGHT IN THERE.

[Rob Tucker]

carley,

Please do not use all caps. It is considered shouting.

And as a personal reply: "new batteries are coming" is not the same as new "batteries are here".

Assume the best and ask questions.

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[Guest]

Not sure why geothermal released their rotten-egg smell in low lying gas waste into surrounding communities windows again a couple times this week in the early morning hours?. Not sure the leaks were even reported. Anyway geothermal and Helco are in a position to be political hero's for our county and state. Geothermal does have the capabilities to power these cut from helco powered homes in lower puna. I expect nothing less, only wish this could have been done years ago for the Puna residence and lower rates.

Not sure why most never bring up the possibilities of heavy metals released by the drilling or mining from geothermal potentially being a close community health hazard for planned releases?. Seems like all I hear about is so2 gas and how clean/safe it is.
Do we really need more geothermal plants blown wells lifting bull dozers with their blow outs? More planned releases into neighborhoods when the wind bows 40mph?. As long as Pele is active within the east rift zone and minerals or steam are present, man will go after it expensively with no regards to human health only wealth.

[Anxious Messiah]

IF the flows crosses 130, PGV will be the only game in town for those cut off ('cept those off grid already).

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[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."?!?

[snorkle]

Hint to entrepreneurs; A Solar sales, installation, and service company or two may be viable new businesses in Puna makai.

[OnoOno]

There is no method of generating power that will pass environmental "muster". Their real agenda is to bring people down to the same level as animals, muscle-power only. They object to "this", and force the adoption of "that". Once "that" is firmly is in place, they object to "that" and force conversion to "the next thing", and it never ends. If you found a way to generate mega-watts of power involving nothing more than a marble, a glass, and some water, they would find a way to balk at it. It is their clear and proven track record. They "approve", i.e. "accept" a technology only long enough for it to be adopted and depended-upon, at which point it suddenly becomes a pariah that needs to be squelched.

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Originally posted by leilanidude

Arizona has turbine generators driven by fields of mirrors that concentrate the sun on a single spot on a water tower.

Massive amounts of land used for that method.

The trades are pretty constant but not a wind turbine in site. Doesnt make sense except that geothermal is probably cheaper.

The trades on this side aren't strong enough nor consistent enough. Companies have studied this already. That is why the wind turbines are in other areas of the island.

I don't know if wind turbines could get through an environmental assessment in Puna - too many rare birds and bats to contend with.
Plus, many people object to their noise and aesthetics.

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Ono - So Fast - So Tasty!

[tada]

Maybe Tesla going produce new and improved batteries with power from ormat??

http://seekingalpha.com/article/2505695-...igafactory