For all the supporters of "free enterprise" in Alberta

[rockpile]

Joe has done an outstanding job in wading through
what is a very complicated maze to figure out how
electricity rates are established and being able to
articulate it in a way that the layman can
understand. Just to clarify when all this was initially
brought in, the Min of Energy Steve West made the
statement that wholesale electricity rates were
being deregulated, generation and transmission
were being re-regulated. If you feel this is not a
marketing issue, just ask the irrigation guy with a
bunch of electric powered pivots as to what it
means to the bottom line. Incidentally, next to New
York City, Albertans pay the highest power rates
anywhere in North America not to mention all the
other charges and riders.

[tubs]

the bunnies should go to the foodbank you kill two birds with one stone,

[Burbert]

Really! Oh well wes open fer business and
thats how business is done. The rich get
richer and the poor, git huge power bills.
Privatization has indeed been a HUGE plus
fer Albertie!!!!!!!!

[AllisWD45]

As far as using them for food check out the on going
battle with rabbits at University of Victoria. When this
was suggested along with some other things such as
trapping alive or dead the animal rights crowd had a
field day.

[TOM4CWB]

1. I see 'Ted' as the 'Defacto' Premier of Alberta behind closed doors. Alison is a 'Figure Head' Leader for all practical purposes.

2. Alison does not have the mental capacity to control the Alberta Government... the Budget is proof positive... to spend 20 percent more and claim to have not increased taxes...

3. Ted is/was in charge of 'Sustainable DE'-velopment as Bills 19, 36 and 50 prove. Wildlife is 'Teds' Passion, There is no intention of changing anything they have done in the past.

For now the 'Bunnies' are truly running Alberta... with Alison the RED and Ted in serious need of control measures.

Will the 60 percent of us in Alberta that are not employed by Governments ...and 'SHOULD' know better.... let the PROGRESSIVE 'Bunny Ears' blur our vision?

What is next???
All Bows, Arrows, and Archers must be registered...and non-fatal hits result in a 30 day jailing... backed up with "Bow Cam" wireless internet enforcement...

So our AB 'BioDiversity' Monitoring and Enforcement departments have something to do! The "Minister of Stewardship"

FYI...

"Morton was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1949.[1] In 1952, Morton moved with his parents to Casper, Wyoming, where his father, Warren A. Morton (1924–2002), worked in the oil and natural gas exploration business and was the Republican Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives from 1979–1980[2] and his party's gubernatorial nominee in 1982. Morton's mother, Katharine Allen Morton (born 1926), was the daughter of former U.S. Representative Robert G. Allen, a Democrat from western Pennsylvania.

Morton moved to Canada in 1981 and became a Canadian citizen in 1991. Morton and his wife, Patricia Morton, have three children.[3]"
Academic career

Morton obtained his B.A. from Colorado College and earned his Masters and PhD in political economy from the University of Toronto.[3] During his time in college, Morton was involved in protests against the Vietnam War.[citation needed]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Morton

[grower99]

Given the above threads maybe it's time to elect a government that will "open the books" and hire a truly independent auditor to find out: where the multi billions in revenues have been spent,whether we are getting our fair share of oil revenues...I hear Sheila Fraser is available. Or do we really want to know the answers. Forty years of the same party should reveal some interesting things.

[GreenValley]

Rimbey paper out today and Joe Anglin is
joke. He is incorrect in his writing
said the paper. I dont know how to copy
and post here if somebody could post
from Rimbey paper. The title in paper
say AESO disputes Anglin's electricity
calculations. WoW. Here PC I am going
vote in.

[ASRG]

Tom; Maybe you are thinking way outside my box? I don't know if you think Ted Morton is the real meal deal......or some kind of evil entity?
I further don't know if you think Alison Redford is some kind of a "dupe" or some kind of "super women"?
Just for the record: I think Alison Redford is nobodies fool! She is an astute, intelligent (maybe a bit naive) person.....IMO.
Ted is a pretty bad guy....I truly believe that! He does not believe that the average person has ANY rights! For the likes of him......you, and I are nothing more than warm bodies to be used how he see fit! JMO.

[grassfarmer]

No, actually the paper didn't say he was incorrect in
his writing - someone from AESO (Alberta Electric
System Operator) wrote a letter claiming he gave
incorrect information. Would you trust a fox to tell
you how many chickens were left in the coop he was
"looking after" for you?

[checking]

This is just Ted getting the "jump" on Cupid with a pre-emptive strike. He was shooting at Alberta rats, and hit a few bunnies!

If it was Australia, they would have released a plague to thin the rabbit herd. Too many EARS and they become pests.

[GreenValley]

Oh, u don't want post here. I don't know
how do post here from paper, allright.
Look oil company, these company ie:
(Suncor) they has shareholder and hardly
not much or not likely babble regards
how high oil goes and NFU or like here
not babble this company even it is dirty
oil but to shareholders all they care
is money right. Same go electricity and
they become company and become
shareholder of that company. True we
cant do nothing that stock company. They
treat same stock company. Joe writing is
incorrect as paper say I have to
disagree with u. It is not free. Come
on. It is money, money, money and
electicity is not free as Joe saying.
Good try but not.

[grassfarmer]

That's a redundant argument - it's not about $0
electricity and whether it exists - it obviously does
and the AESO letter you mentioned contains the
proof.

"Approximately 6,000 to 7,000 MW of the 13,866
MW of generation available on Alberta’s electric
system offers in at $0. In a clearing price model,
contrary to the assertions of Mr. Anglin, this does
not mean that those generators want to give their
energy away for free. There are costs to producing
the energy (capital for construction and
maintenance, salaries and fuel costs); and
generators need to see a return on that investment.
What it does mean is that they are willing to be price
takers: it is important to them, for a variety of
reasons, to produce that energy in that hour and
they are willing to accept whatever price the market
sets. This includes taking the risk that on very rare
occasions, the hourly price may actually settle at $0,
and then that is what they get paid for their
production in that hour. This was in fact the case six
times in 2011."

Joe is not saying we should be getting $0 electricity,
but that the electricity we are getting is way too
expensive because of the price fixing antics of the
operators.
An example was the TransAlta Corp. admission in
November that they manipulated prices in Alberta
forcing consumers to pay an extra $5.5 million for
electricity. Unbelievably they then got to set their
own penalty for this offence - a paltry $370,000.
All under the "watch" of AESO.
Last I heard AESO were seeking a court judgment to
limit the public’s right to attend rate increase
hearings.