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and to reply to your question about Pocatello. Put more globally, could be why Idaho? Why the United States? In August, Hoku announced they would select one of three sites in Idaho (over Singapore). They actually scanned the entire planet and felt the availability of large stretches of flat, undeveloped and reasonably-priced land, in addition to low cost energy sources and enough water to consume 700,000 to one million gallons a day, Pocatello was the place. Significant training dollars are forthcoming from the state and a generally positive support structure have Hoku saying Pocatello is the place. There are other governmental partners including Power County and the Sho-Ban Tribes as well.
Basically, the cost of doing business in southeastern Idaho leads to higher profit margins and a greater return for their shareholders. Business 101 and in this case, all of east Idaho stands to benefit. This presupposes construction and completion of the plant, a trained available workforce and continued demand on the part of clients.