19 Jun
2009
19 Jun
'09
7:52 a.m.
On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 7:23 PM, Dave McGuire<mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote:
On Jun 18, 2009, at 7:20 PM, Warren Wolfe wrote:
For some odd reason, the islands that probably have the most "Save the
Planet"-type bumper stickers per capita, a steady supply of wind, and
lots of sun... are powered by diesel generators. Using diesel shipped
No.... ?I figured that three phase would be drawing 13 kVA of each branch,
thus equating to to about three times the current in a single phase system.
?And electricity here (The Big Island of Hawai'i) is about 35 cents per
kilowatt hour. ?Seriously.
?Jeeeeezus! ?Time to move!
? ? ? ? -Dave
from the mainland.
Hawaii is a strange (but beautiful and interesting) place, as I
learned on my 3-month work stint in Maui.
John
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