USA, Hawaii:

Testimony To PUC Supporting 50 MW of Geothermal for Big Island (hahaha)

By Richard Ha, owner of Hamakua Springs Country Farms on the Big Island of Hawaii

This is testimony that the Big Island Community Coalition (BICC) steering committee sent to the Hawaii PUC earlier this month. It is in support of the implementation of 50 MW of geothermal energy for Hawai‘i island.

The Big Island Community Coalition supports implementing 50 MW of geothermal as soon as practicable. The high oil price case projected by the EIA 2014, predicts $150 per barrel oil by 2020. There is a direct correlation between oil usage and world GDP. A high oil price of $150 per barrel will adversely impact our tourism industry causing a severe recession.

Geothermal is one of the few ways available to mitigate high oil price. And, we need to move sooner rather than later.

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