Renewables Chuck

[chuckChuck]

In Ontario; the approx 80 cent per KWH rate that was paid and is still being paid for some 10 Kw rated solar capacity was rationalized as basically being a show home for the new technology that would be highly visible to every Ontario resident.


Now I don't live in Ontario...but maybe its fair to say that the experiment did not turn out exactly as planned.


What I do know is that even the mention of 10 KW capacity sounds a way more significant than the average 1.5 Kw output that can ever be expected over any reasonable period of time. All that spin behind the boiler plate rating has to be divided by a factor of 6 or 7 to bring reality into the advertised propaganda.


The truth is that there's not much you can do with 1500 watts for heating; running a couple of toasters or a single pretty small motor on an aeration fan for example. When people get the bills for the recent power outages and repairs to Sask recent grid problems it will be an example of "you can make anything fly if you put enough horse power behind it"

You want to do something significant for a reduced carbon footprint; then produce one less kid; stay on the ground; stay home; get the major population onside too;....but don't delude yourself about your insignificant effort.

And your 2 % inflation increase (for those who have signed on for selling their solar output) will diminish over the contract period as cost of electricity escalates. And no one is still going to have emergency power from a basic solar system when the grid goes down. Hope no one got caught thinking otherwise.

And I again predict that the basic monthly meter charge of about $34/mo. will be supplemented with a "transportation" and upgrade surcharge that obviously should someday apply fairly to all producers and consumers who use the utility grid.

Why do you persist in painting solar in the worst case scenario? We all know it is intermittent source of power and doesn't produce anything at night and very little during short cloudy days in winter.

But during the summer it produces a lot more. This the rule of thumb is 1.4 kwh per watt in southern Saskatchewan. So a 10kw array will produce around 14000 kwh annually.

Even without subsidies Solar PV will easily pay for itself in Saskatchewan and lock in lower electricity prices than the utility which historically have been rising 4.5% per year since 2005 in Saskatchewan.

But continue with your negative views and biased opinions if it makes you feel better.

What do you think of the story about low cost large batteries being developed at MIT? A possible solution on the horizon for grid sized renewable storage.

[chuckChuck]

Solar-powered irrigation proving its worth for Alberta operation
Cory and Lindsay Nelson are the first in the province to use solar for large-scale irrigation — and they’re happy they did

https://www.albertafarmexpress.ca/2017/09/05/solar-powered-irrigation-proving-its-worth-for-alberta-operation-2/

Cant wait for oneoff to tell this Alberta farm that solar doesn't work!

[Guest]

And right on schedule, you proved my point, the only posts you respond to are those that you can use to marginalize and insult the poster. Works reliably every time.

good job af5 , you definetely have him/her/it rattled , lol
fun to watch the scam unravel

[chuckChuck]

And right on schedule, you proved my point, the only posts you respond to are those that you can use to marginalize and insult the poster. Works reliably every time.

Still waiting! Are you still to busy to come up with some facts and evidence to backup your opinions? But not too busy to post lame replies.

When you have time haahaah, why not call up Cory and Lindsay Nelson the irrigation farmers in southern Alberta using solar as profiled above and tell them solar doesn't work!

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Here is the view from my office window again this morning. . I do find time to post lame replies by voice to text while I'm operating. Doesn't work so well for doing research sorry.

We discussed the irrigation solar project in southern Alberta already. And I stated what a great fit that is when peak solar coincides with peak electricity consumption, In one of the most ideal locations in the country for solar. Do you happen to know when peak electrical consumption is in the rest of the country?

Still waiting! Are you still to busy to come up with some facts and evidence to backup your opinions? But not too busy to post lame replies.

When you have time haahaah, why not call up Cory and Lindsay Nelson the irrigation farmers in southern Alberta using solar as profiled above and tell them solar doesn't work!

[chuckChuck]

On my farm peak electrical consumption is August and September when I am running my aeration fans! Seems like there is lots of sun in August.

Hey maybe solar is a good fit on grain farms in the southern prairies?

Be carefull out there on the highway. Don't use your phone while driving or sitting in a tractor on the highway.

[chuckChuck]

Here are a couple of peak electricity usage numbers from 2017. They have probably been surpassed by now but they indicate peak summer demand is not far behind peak winter demand.

July 10th, 2017 - 3419 Mw
Jan 13, 2017 - 3747 Mw

“The winter peak record is still higher at 3,747 MW, but year-over-year we’re seeing the summer peak close the gap,” Kory Hayko, SaskPower’s vice-president of transmission and industrial services, said in a release.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

On my farm peak electrical consumption is August and September when I am running my aeration fans! Seems like there is lots of sun in August.

Hey maybe solar is a good fit on grain farms in the southern prairies?

Be carefull out there on the highway. Don't use your phone while driving or sitting in a tractor on the highway.

But, but, but, My boss is a troll hounding me over a very strict deadline, When else am I supposed to get anything done, When I don't have the luxury of being a full-time paid Troll myself?

But at least I learned something Today, I did not know that crickets required aeration before. Thanks for the educational lesson.

[chuckChuck]

But, but, but, My boss is a troll hounding me over a very strict deadline, When else am I supposed to get anything done, When I don't have the luxury of being a full-time paid Troll myself?

But at least I learned something Today, I did not know that crickets required aeration before. Thanks for the educational lesson.

Don't flatter yourself with the idea that you are worth trolling. I think paid trolls have bigger fish to fry than little old agriville.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Don't flatter yourself with the idea that you are worth trolling. I think paid trolls have bigger fish to fry than little old agriville.

Well I'm sorry to hear that you're leaving us. And just when we were starting to get to know each other and make some progress. What bigger and better things are you moving onto? The combine forum perhaps?

[chuckChuck]

Your goodbye sentiments are premature. I am not going anywhere. And anyway it is too much fun on Agriville! LOL

You can carry on the Chuck is troll charade if you want or better yet use your very "limited" posting time to stick to good rebuttals with evidence and facts to back up your opinions.

That's not too much to expect is it?

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Your goodbye sentiments are premature. I am not going anywhere. And anyway it is too much fun on Agriville! LOL

You can carry on the Chuck is troll charade if you want or better yet use your very "limited" posting time to stick to good rebuttals with evidence and facts to back up your opinions.

That's not too much to expect is it?

Well some of us expect the same thing in return. And all we hear is crickets whenever we post a question which you don't like the answer to. Or you simply deflected with insults and irrelevant cut and paste. If you go back through this thread or any of the previous threads you can find A long list of unanswered questions and inconvenient facts that you could address please.

Meanwhile, we are enjoying some global warming here, Up to Double digit highs, And I have a lot better things to do, That are a lot easier to do now than when it's 40 below. When I will happily sit in front of the computer for a few hours and discuss this With evidence