Manitoba consumers enjoy some of the lowest power rates in the developed world. The factors making this possible include favourable geography for hydro-electric development including large natural forebays, reliance on depreciated hydro-electric generation, and government supports such as provincial loan guarantees and earlier federal subsidies for north-south transmission. In recent years, government interference in the …
Manitoba once prided itself on its rock bottom power prices. Now electricity prices are moving up dramatically, a trend that will continue if the province government stays on the current electricity policy track. Manitoba needs a immediate freeze on major new generation and transmission projects. This column — “Wuskwatim under water — and sinking” http://shar.es/vaoeB — from today’s …
In a report issued earlier today, Manitoba Hydro International (MHI) reviewed Nalcor’s proposal to build the Muskrat Falls generating station in Labrador and transmit the power to the island of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. A key element of MHI report reviewed Nalcor’s energy production estimate for the project. MHI endorse Nalcor’s estimated output from Muskrat …
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