Don't get me wrong.. I'm here long and have been for 2-3 years. I'm in it for the prospect of having a plant built (jobs in my backyard) as well. I like the desalination idea and agree with you it’s even more pie in the sky than the plant.
IMO It’s the Energy Neutral “franchising” idea that will likely pay off in the future. What I meant by small investment in homeowner upgrades is that technology is only getting better. Say you purchase a house that is already built by, and is, energy neutral (meaning you spend zero for utilities). Say 5 years from now you upgrade the solar panels (or many other green systems in the house) with more efficient and less expensive components – you basically upgrade. By upgrading it may actually be possible to ‘generate’ power. This power will actually cause your power meter to ‘spin’ (which is old school since meters are smart and don’t spin anymore) backwards. You are, in essence ‘selling’ energy back to the power company. Eventually the upgrades pay for themselves.
I don’t know about burn rates and will check into Bucci – that caught my attention as well but I’m on another project at the moment.. Seems odd but as Bucci is CFO and with all the SEC attention lately it’s probably legit.
AEHI isn’t going to ‘operate’ the plant, they will bail years before a single watt gets generated. The suspect the plan is to get everything in order from concept to site selection to licensing process and then turn it over to more capable hands (for a hefty fee I’d imagine). I know what it says on the website, this is all IMO..
Also, and on a side note, if it’s small energy startups you are interested in.. Google “geothermal energy in Idaho” lol
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