Larry says that if no buyers show up in the next week or so, the towers are coming down. Here is a picture I took last winter of the array:
http://www.fotothing.com/DonMussell/pho ... 7cd3ab9c5/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
The reason for turning off this facility? Partly due to poor signals in the target area in Asia, and the cost of electricity on the Big Island (about 35 cents a KWH). Saipan is only 1800 miles from the Asian target area, compared to over 4000 miles from Hawaii. Here are links to the KWHR site (Photos and tech info):
http://www.whri.com/Photos.cfm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.whri.com/Technical-Information.cfm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
*Note from Doc...edited to fix the links!
