Electricity over $900/MWh in most of Western US now

Re:Electricity over $900/MWh in most of Western US now by ceejayoz on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @10:18PM (#26175170)

Apparently you can have too much geothermal. Their first plant got knocked offline by the 2018 eruption. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puna_Geothermal_Venture

There's also this bit:

> Additional concerns and opposition to the plant have been raised by Native Hawaiians, who view all forms of volcanic activity as manifestations of the goddess Pele. To the Native Hawaiians who revere Pele, geothermal wells and energy production are a desecration of her body and spirit.

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Re:Electricity over $900/MWh in most of Western US now by wlesieutre on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @10:46PM (#26175447)

But no sun or wind gods that we need to worry about?

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Re:Electricity over $900/MWh in most of Western US now by nine_k on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @11:38PM (#26175866)

Probably you don't drill into sun or wind, thus not producingj any unholy disturbance to the relevant deities.

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Re:Electricity over $900/MWh in most of Western US now by wlesieutre on Thursday February 18, 2021 @10:19AM (#26180767)

Wind turbines do locally screw with the wind, that's why you can't put them too close to each other. But it's temporary and goes away when the turbine get decommissioned, so maybe that's the difference. Or maybe the wind is traditionally meant to be harnessed (boats) but volcanic energy is not?

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