Comments on: Mario Moorehead’s Energy Proposal

By: YJLAW

YJLAW — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:52:46 +0000

I like the emerging technologies like this, seem a perfect fit for the Virgin Islands. http://www.hyperionpowergeneration.com/

By: DragonRich

DragonRich — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 02:35:57 +0000

WAPA’s problem is more financial than it is the higher fuel costs. If every Virgin Islander found a way to reduce their consumption by 50%, WAPA would respond by raising the LEAC. While in theory an idea that would save the “people” money sounds good, we would just be forced to use that extra money elsewhere (LEAC). The real answer is to address the fact that we could power our own homes with generators for only about $100 – $200 more than by connecting to this inept Public Utility! WAPA expenses are entirely too high for a Public Utility of it’s size. We need to face the hard truth that maybe we can’t AFFORD to pay several people $80K and more to be part of WAPA’s management team!

By: LesterAtlas

LesterAtlas — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:26:20 +0000

You got to be kidding, WAPA is going to manage fuel distribution to STT? Better yet you think that not only could they manage it, they could do it profitable.
Mario’s brother, Alex “Hovensa” Moorehead, understands that the more the big refinery is asked to give the more the people dem want.

By: Observer

Observer — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:54:56 +0000

The higher the gas prices, the better for speeding up new technologies to replace fossil fuels. Cheap gas for cars causes more traffic, air pollution and wasted productivity. When gas is expensive, people buy smaller cars and its easier to get around. They think about where they are going and will probably put their kids on the yellow buses instead of individually dropping their little darlings at the front door of each school. This is one of our main sources of excess traffic. Just get wapa to invest in sun and wind and use the underwater cables as each island will require less energy.

By: Thinking Cap

Thinking Cap — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 13:40:34 +0000

I like the concept, but whoever has managed to sustain the high gas prices in the STT/STJ district won’t just roll over. They will put up a fight.

By: njhippolyta

njhippolyta — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 22:17:03 +0000

I like the idea of wind farms powering neighborhoods, off shore wind generators at Hams Bluff, and net metering from homeowners’ solar panels on the roofs.