How Alberta’s biggest oil companies are still raking in billions

[nibs1]

Thermostat at 68-69 during day and 59 at nite (if I wanted to be overheated in bed I’d stay at a hotel)
Strange thing is seeing Newly built houses with predominantly North or West facing windows when they could have South Exposure with a Longer Roof overhang
Most days furnace shuts off when comes in thru South windows

Southern Sask and Southern Alberta have some of the BEST Solar Gain in the world. Lots of sun and cool temps mean panels are more efficient.
I realize some Farmers don’t believe in Solar energy - which is the strangest of oxymorons- unless you live in your dark basement and tend to mushrooms

Cabri was always the Caribbean of the prairies.

[jazz]

I guess the carbon tax worked on mustardman.

My house has a big south facing window too, gets some solar gain but not enough to offets 5deg in daytime heating and 10 deg at night. Those are uncomfortable levels of living unless you are supplementing with wood or a bottle of JD.

And yes that big window comes back to haunt us in the summer.

[Hamloc]

Thermostat at 68-69 during day and 59 at nite (if I wanted to be overheated in bed I’d stay at a hotel)
Strange thing is seeing Newly built houses with predominantly North or West facing windows when they could have South Exposure with a Longer Roof overhang
Most days furnace shuts off when comes in thru South windows

Southern Sask and Southern Alberta have some of the BEST Solar Gain in the world. Lots of sun and cool temps mean panels are more efficient.
I realize some Farmers don’t believe in Solar energy - which is the strangest of oxymorons- unless you live in your dark basement and tend to mushrooms

Mustardman our house built in 93 well protected by trees and well insulated, plus 2 shops just over 4000 sq. feet total. For month of February 2019 still had a $30 a tonne carbon tax in Alberta then. We used 81.3 gigajoules of natural gas which had $123.35 carbon tax on it. We keep our house at 21* C and because we have cattle tractors are in and out of both shops daily and yes monthly service charges alone would be over $300 a year.

[Oliver88]

I built my house in 1990 with lots of Insulation and Good Vapour barrier, Air Exchange, South Facing Windows So LOTS of FREE Solar heat. Natural Gas Bill $410 PER Year.
3 bin yards and Well Insulated shop
Carbon Tax 6$ per month

Pickup truck is used for Only when a truck is NEEDED, mostly drive small suv that gets 40mpg for parts etc

Now tell us how you dried or aerated your grain this year without a carbon tax.

Also if your grain travels on the railway or have it custom hauled, that freight is all subject to a carbon tax.

[jazz]

Now tell us how you dried or aerated your grain this year without a carbon tax.

Also if your grain travels on the railway or have it custom hauled, that freight is all subject to a carbon tax.

Ummm have you been to a grocery store since New Years? Even if you don't dry grain like the SW likely never do or wear indoor sweaters with a picture of Greta on it, the carbon tax is all right there now embedded in everything.

Cost of living has dramatically increased in just a few short days.

[mustardman]

I guess the carbon tax worked on mustardman.

My house has a big south facing window too, gets some solar gain but not enough to offets 5deg in daytime heating and 10 deg at night. Those are uncomfortable levels of living unless you are supplementing with wood or a bottle of JD.

And yes that big window comes back to haunt us in the summer.

Jazz the Key to South Facing Windows is the Roof Overhang ... shouldn’t get Any sun in thru window in summer IF you allowed Enough overhang for your Latitude
The killer Summer windows are West facing

[Guest]

Ummm have you been to a grocery store since New Years? Even if you don't dry grain like the SW likely never do or wear indoor sweaters with a picture of Greta on it, the carbon tax is all right there now embedded in everything.

Cost of living has dramatically increased in just a few short days.

Yes imbedded in everything over and over and over and over and over on same item plus gst

[Zephyr]

Jazz the Key to South Facing Windows is the Roof Overhang ... shouldn’t get Any sun in thru window in summer IF you allowed Enough overhang for your Latitude
The killer Summer windows are West facing

Don't bother trying to explain this...


People on here don't get it...

Out house is similar... Longer and narrower with all glass in the South. 10' ceilings with a 12' porch so no summer sun.

Inside dividing wall is made of concrete for thermal mass.

Straw gassifier heats both homes, two garages, farm shop, and our commercial shop, and provides all hot water.

Thermostat set at 72 daytime 65 nighttime... I hate being cold.


Our power is mb hydro. Though we are looking at panels to reduce our power and fuel usage...

Another option is retrofit our boiler system and install a steam turbine.

0 fossil fuel bill.

Power bill about $12,000 a year (for everything).

If we got solar, we would get some electric golf carts and retrofit a few older pickups to electric for local use.

[jazz]

Don't bother trying to explain this...


People on here don't get it...

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That's great. Let us know when that system works for 50ft city lots.

[Zephyr]

That's great. Let us know when that system works for 50ft city lots.

Lots of net zero homes in cities.