Power plants
While La Gonave doesn't have any power plants, the discussion of many is how to provide an island of over 100,000 people with adequate power. Some suggest renewable energy, others say build fossil fuel plants. Renewable energy seems like a good choice due to the fuel source being free or virtually free. Things like wind and solar rely on what La Gonave has plenty of. Biofuel and Biomass plants will allow for plants that are grown to supply the power. The big problem with renewable energy is that they don't harness all of the energy they product. So in other words, solar and wind tend to not supply the full net of power. You also face problems with mother nature. The wind may not be at constant speed needed to make wind power viable. There could be days or weeks where extreme cloud cover affects the effectiveness of solar. While there are benefits of free or near free fuel, renewable energy isn't always dependable. They, at t...