We Don’t Need No Stinking Frozen Fans

[excalibur]

The joke is on all of those who either push wind-power or stand silent. The problem is all of ours.

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On Dec. 31, New Year’s Eve, it was cold across Alberta and Saskatchewan. On that day, TransAlta, one of Alberta’s largest power generating companies, announced it had completed its conversion from coal to natural gas. It was also shutting down the Highvale coal mine, west of Edmonton.

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Their release noted, “In aggregate, TransAlta has retired 3,794 megawatts of coal-fired generation capacity since 2018 while converting 1,659 megawatts to cleaner burning natural gas. This achievement, coupled with TransAlta’s growing and diversified generating portfolio, including hydro, wind, solar and battery assets, helps position TransAlta to be a highly competitive provider of reliable, low and zero-emitting electricity for customers in Canada, the United States, and Australia.”

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About that wind and solar:

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The AESO website revealed some literally cold, hard facts that weren’t in the TransAlta press release. As of noon, the TransAlta Keephills Unit 1, which was scheduled to retire that very day, was still putting out 302 megawatts, of its 395 megawatt rated capacity. At the same time, Alberta’s entire fleet of 13 grid-connected solar facilities, rated at 736 megawatts, was contributing 58 megawatts to the grid. The 26 wind farms, with a combined rated capacity of 2,269 megawatts, was feeding the grid 18 megawatts.

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We Don’t Need No Stinking Frozen Fans – small dead animals

 

[Baron Von Murderpaws]

Doesn't seem the Canadian government has ever had the people in mind when making laws, judgement calls, or anything that regards the people........they always go with what company, organization, or billionaire pays them the most to fuck everybody over.

 

[Concerned American]

Doesn't seem the Canadian government has ever had the people in mind when making laws, judgement calls, or anything that regards the people........they always go with what company, organization, or billionaire pays them the most to fuck everybody over.

One of the major power companies in the NW is Avista. A few years back, Hydro One, a large Canadian power company tried to buy it. I also heard that they were shut down from buying another power company in the NE US. Looks like Canada is trying to cut back on coal generation in Canada and gain all of that woke publicity while buying power companies in the US who still use coal generation. Thankfully they've not been successful so far.

 

[jackflash]

The joke is on all of those who either push wind-power or stand silent. The problem is all of ours.

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We Don’t Need No Stinking Frozen Fans – small dead animals

The greenie$ = death.

 

[elektra]

Canada is not giving up Nuclear Power

Bruce 6 steam generators lifted into place : Corporate - World Nuclear News

The last of eight replacement steam generators has been lifted into place at Bruce unit 6, marking an important milestone in the ongoing Major Component Replacement project which will add 30-35 years to the Candu unit's operational life.

www.world-nuclear-news.org

The last of eight replacement steam generators has been lifted into place at Bruce unit 6, marking an important milestone in the ongoing Major Component Replacement (MCR) project which will add 30-35 years to the Candu unit's operational life.