tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730375540078695956.post8409793960333617048..comments2023-09-01T06:18:39.398-07:00Comments on Hawaii Superferry unofficial blog: HI Superferry: Sustainability on Kauai?Mauibradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16759237357642699345noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730375540078695956.post-52039734549998103632007-11-15T08:56:00.000-08:002007-11-15T08:56:00.000-08:00Jonathan, I'm in a funk from yesterday, but the o...Jonathan, I'm in a funk from yesterday, but the only positive thought I could wake up to was about your point of "local ownership of local power." Specifically I was thinking of researching what are the cheapest ways that people can install their own windmill power and photovoltaic film material on their property. I'll start researching that. Aloha, BradMauibradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16759237357642699345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730375540078695956.post-28206445205615617182007-11-13T12:38:00.000-08:002007-11-13T12:38:00.000-08:00Pua La'a is pretty right on. She made a number of...Pua La'a is pretty right on. She made a number of excellent points in her testimony. As a side note, it was her son who was the 12 year old arrested by the USCG/KPD for being in the channel on a surfboard blocking the ferry. Evidently, PuaLa`a is "raisin' 'em right." <BR/><BR/>This same kid later blew the conch shell of welcoming at the beginning of the Lingle "roast." Oh, the irony!<BR/><BR/>Energy Sovereignty: Local OWNERSHIP of Local Power!<BR/><BR/>Some of the steps mentioned in the article ARE being taken, but with the WRONG shoes on. For example, the county just inked an agreement with Sun Edison where SE puts PV solar electric panels on a county building roof, and then SELLS the power back to the county with a long-term contract - Solar yes, Local no. ;(<BR/><BR/>Similar arrangements with power purchasing agreements (PPA's) are moving forward with the same company that did the wind-install over on Maui (photo shown in article), Their investment. Their windmills. Their power. Our re-occurring bills... our savings become their profit. WTF!<BR/><BR/>When will we have LOCAL control over LOCAL power -AKA Energy Sovereignty - over local power? That is a great question. What is the purpose of the Electrical Coop where we are are all investor/owner/customers? Another great question. How is this for an answer - the pooling of community resources to achieve scaled capital to the better of the community re: our common electricity needs.<BR/><BR/>Here is what the answer is NOT: to sit around with they thumbs up they ass while other businesses (SunEd, Maui Wind etc) come in and cherry-pick OUR natural, renewable, LOCAL energy resources, then SELL the power back to us. <BR/><BR/>Sure, from an environmental perspective, wind power is much less bad than burning diesel, but from the perspective of the local economy, in both situations, our local economy continues to HEMORAGE CAPITAL. From an economic standpoint, this is utterly unsustainable FOR US. We can do better. <BR/><BR/>Let's make the pono energy investments today, so we can achieve Energy Sovereignty = LOCAL Ownership of LOCAL Power. We will be glad we did, and destitute if we don't.jonathan jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09144405150174542452noreply@blogger.com