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How Can Early Warning Be Powered?

Just looking at the well-known San Andreas fault lets us know that many stations would be located in the middle of nowhere. Does it make sense to install line power or large solar panels (read "targets") there? And who would be happy to see lots of instrumentation cabinets, masts, and cables in the San Francisco Fish and Game Refuge? Additionally, who could buy, install, and maintain such an infrastructure?

Using conventional technology, really dense instrumentation all along major fault systems is not an attractive option.

See also: compact, robust and cheap

During the definition phase of the RED System, a smart solution must be found to cope with these problems. The question of how to supply power to a dense, rural array must be addressed.