tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433394235156028916.post5620705835728827321..comments2023-06-10T03:41:42.688-10:00Comments on Hawaii Energy Options: OTEC's "Catch 22" and What To Do about ItDoug Carlsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10191683240304122047noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433394235156028916.post-40023536022206365212008-04-06T08:31:00.000-10:002008-04-06T08:31:00.000-10:00OTEC is certainly a strong contender for 5yrs from...OTEC is certainly a strong contender for 5yrs from now. But what I ask about, conservation? Simply using conservation technology we all can save piles of money, provide some leeway for new technologies to come online whilst enjoying the fruits NOW!<BR/>And, when a majority of properties become PV generators, the aggregate effect of these nodal connections becomes a locus of generation. That is, there is power for all homes if we all generate power. Hook'em together - voila the ElectraNet - and do for power what the internet did for information.Olomanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17791705246937832087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433394235156028916.post-46757315008380301172008-03-16T15:03:00.000-10:002008-03-16T15:03:00.000-10:00The BIG question remains: Here in Hawaii we hear ...The BIG question remains: Here in Hawaii we hear about OPEC, we read about it, too, and our representatives at the capitol even mention it as an alternative, so why won't anybody take the bull by the horn and initiate it? The cost today will be far less than the cost in fifteen or twenty years. We can ill-afford further delay. Living on an island in the Pacific does not exempt us from the reality of the current energy crises, indeed we are more vulnerable than ever. Does anyone really believe that Hawaii will come first if and when oil becomes a prohibitive energy resource? And, what about greenhouse emissions? Do we wait until Hawaii becomes an undesireable rain island before we take action? Any suggestions to concerned citizens who really think it's time for the government to show some responsibility toward its citizens?L. J. Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375771301877215958noreply@blogger.com