Hawaii's Geothermal Program -- 1991
- Key words
- Economics; Environmental; USA; Hawaii; Puna; Forecasts; Power Generation; Transmission; Resource Assessment; Hawaiian Electric Company; Energy Policy
- Location
- Hawaii
- Conference
- Geothermal Resources Council Transactions
- Year
- 1991
- Session
- Geothermal overviews; Underwater cables
- Language
- English
Abstract
After a 20 year effort, the first increment of commercial geothermal energy is on line toward reducing Hawaii's extreme dependence on imported oil for its electricity. The State government is leading the effort to resolve the economic, resource assessment and environmental uncertainties that face large scale geothermal development.
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