An Energy Grid for a Better Future
We need to migrate to a more distributed utility grid to help protect it from disasters and from bad actors. The 2018 lava flow that destroyed the Puna Geothermal Venture on the Big Island took out 30% of the island’s electrical power production. Through some early research, the most practical approach appears to be a transition to smaller neighborhood or community renewable energy farms that are managed from a central location. We need to protect the beauty of Hawai’i and respect our natural ‘Aina in the implementation of this approach.