Why Not Solar/Geothermal/Cold Fusion

This is the original for this week, which was overridden based on a door to door conversation... 

Why Not Solar/Geothermal/Cold Fusion etc.

 

Those of you that know me know how much I love Our Heritage Festival. This year was an unprecedented success:

“Our estimated numbers for Saturday are 108,000. Sunday we estimate 134,000 attended. We had our best Monday ever — up 13 per cent from last year — with an estimated 142,000.” Jack Little, executive director of the Edmonton Heritage Festival Association, said in a news release."

and 

"The Edmonton Food Bank, which collects donations at the entrance, greatly benefited from the festival. Visitors dropped off about 53,000 kilograms of packaged food at bins scattered throughout the festival site. “It’s filling in the holes in our stocks right now and it’s greatly appreciated,” said Tamison Bencz-Knight, the manager of strategic relationships and partnerships for the Food Bank."

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/life/Heritage+Festival+says+smashed+attendance+records/8759511/story.html

As you know I am a director of the festival and I am very proud of spear-heading the development and implementation of our Map/App that will slowly decrease the maps printed each year decreasing costs and paper usage. I was adamant that the apps be resident because the wireless coverage in the valley is poor at best and they were virtually flawlessly under those constraints. A few small additions and I hope we can get rid of a substantial portion of our maps next year. 

 

Our biggest problem this year? Our own growth. More fridges, more heaters, more cooking units all add to the electricity requirements. We were very strict and all of the pavilions were awesome at helping us to monitor unneeded use, but it is reaching critical mass. We cannot grow anymore based on old fashioned power use.

 

So here are my thoughts. We need to build new energy infrastructure into the festival. Solar? Geothermal from the North Saskatchewan? Burn all the Canadian Goose Droppings (an unlimited source at Hawrelack Park believe me) for energy?

 

You have my ear and I have a very open mind....

 

Don't Say WHY? Say WHYNOT!!!