VIDEO: Puna Geothermal Prepares For Pele (Big Island Video News)
(VIDEO: 8:09 Minutes)
With lava slowly making its way towards Highway 130, Plant Manager Cliff Townsend said Ormat owned Puna Geothermal Venture (PGV) is making the necessary electrical changes so it can “island” itself if it gets cut off from the grid.
PGV said they are also offering the community assistance with storage, and have offered police a place to stage a substation, if lava forces law enforcement to relocate on the other side lower Puna.
Director of Hawaiian Affairs Mike Kaleikini said that although lava is not currently headed in their direction, if Pele “decides to visit PGV” the geothermal company will “welcome her, show our reverence and respect, and definitely listen to her”. If PGV needs to shut down, they will.
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