Reply To: FOCUS FUSION REACTOR

[Brian H]

Here’s a situation that could have used FF urgently a month or so ago: Montana’s aluminum plant, once the largest in the world, is closing because environmental roadblocks have prevented development or access to adequate power:
http://www.climatephysics.com/TurningOutLights.html

Columbia Falls Aluminum negotiated a contract with Bonneville Power Administration in 2006 for Bonneville to supply electrical power until September 30, 2011. But, responding to lawsuits, the 9th US Circuit Court ruled the contract was invalid because it was incompatible with the Northwest Power Act. Therefore, the combination of the Northwest Power Act and a US Circuit Court were the final villains that caused the shutdown of Columbia Falls Aluminum.

But the real reasons are much more complicated. Why was it not possible for Columbia Falls Aluminum to find sources of electricity other than Bonneville?