Windpower Alberta

[mcfarms]

Yes but it's OK because all those global warming gases caused by the production of those turbines are mostly created in China or Korea so they shouldn't affect us here.

[Guest]

you guys shouldn't bring up facts like that , you will be told to leave the discussion

[bullshead]

They might be able to produce it for that but they need that price to make the project profitable, so maybe the the oil industry isn't the only be subidized greatly.

[Oliver88]

We are signed up with one of these wind farms and it been going on for 10 years now, they were hoping to build now that the ndp are in Alberta and liberal are in . They were telling us that they were going to get $.38 a kwh not $.035, said they needed that to make it work.

So wind power is 4 x as high as SaskPowers current rate and backup power is still required.

Ok........🙈

[LEP]

Ontario did deals at .80/ kWh to get the first batch of windmills going. I don't remember the size of projects but it wasn't insignificant. So .38/ kWh is likely in the ballpark.

[Oliver88]

Ontario did deals at .80/ kWh to get the first batch of windmills going. I don't remember the size of projects but it wasn't insignificant. So .38/ kWh is likely in the ballpark.

Wouldn't that make running aeration fans fun.

[fjlip]

So wind power is 4 x as high as SaskPowers current rate and backup power is still required.

Ok........🙈

The whole idea is bonkers but the FACTS are never clearly stated, what a money losing fiasco!
They only last 15 years, then fall down, if not earlier. Huge upkeep costs to CHINESE bearings etc.
What a pile of scrap iron.
There are pics already of worn out broken ones in USA, have any pics?
Hope they have a recycle fee too pay Gov?

[RWT101]

This feel good story of another unreliable being brought to life reminds me of the old Vancouver stock market definition of a promotion.

At the beginning, the promoter has the idea and the public has the money.

In the end, the public gets stuck paying for the idea and the promoter has all the money.

Strange that the experienced labour lawyer Notley never heard about these type of promotions before. LOL

[burnt]

Ontario did deals at .80/ kWh to get the first batch of windmills going. I don't remember the size of projects but it wasn't insignificant. So .38/ kWh is likely in the ballpark.

I'm not so sure that the .80 applied to wind.

That .80 cent thing was the early price paid for some solar installs. I know a lot of guys around here put up those 10KW jobbies and are very happy - repeat - very happy with the return.

Why not, at a 90% subsidy rate? Imagine getting $10/bu for soys and then another cheque for $90/bu.

But we almost went into meltdown a while ago at the coffee shop when one of them said that he would never do it for his own electrical needs because he couldn't afford it.

Got pretty quiet when I asked him why he thought the rest of us could...

The gov't was not expecting so many to sign up for that so after a few years it was cut back to .60 or something like that.

Don't take my figures as being right accurate though, but I know they're close.

[burnt]

Latest estimate for new windpower 3.6 cents per KWhr. Cheaper than N gas. Cheaper than Hydro. New projects to start in Southern Alta.

That's a load of complete BS - other than the "estimate" part.

What else have you got for sale, agstar77?