Linked here are a couple of podcasts discussing the deal announced on Thursday, October 20 between the Ontario and Quebec governments on electricity exchanges. Here is Energy Minister Glen Thibeault trying to skate away from questions from CFRA radio’s Kristy Cameron on the savings he is claiming households will get from the deal. If the …
With Ontario’s power industry now disposing of massive and increasing amounts of excess generation, one of the challenges for the public in understanding this development is penetrating the fog of confused terms the industry uses to speak about the phenomenon. Scandalously, Ontario’s government-controlled power sector does not tally the cost to consumers of the ongoing wastage.
Recently in the UK, the wind hasn’t been blowing enough when customers need the power most. However, also recently in the UK the wind has been blowing too much. Last December one unit in the UK caught fire and others were badly damaged during a wind storm. Check out the image of the burning chunks of the nascelle, mounted …
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