Saskpower being sued by wingnuts

[Robertbarlage]

SaskPower accused of violating Charter rights, lawsuit filed
By Brooke Kruger Global News
Posted April 25, 2023 3:46 pm EST
U.S. Senator visits SaskPower’s Boundary Dam to tour state-of-the-art carbon capture and storage project in Saskatchewan.
SaskPower's largest plant is located near Estevan, Saskatchewan and is fitted with carbon capture and storage capabilities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. File / Global News
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Eight Saskatchewan applicants have filed a lawsuit against SaskPower, Crown Investments, and the Saskatchewan Government, saying they aren’t doing enough to curb climate change.

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“The coal to gas transition may reduce emissions, but it continues to cause dangerous climate change and is not compatible with a net zero electricity system,” read a media advisory from Sustainable Saskatchewan. “We are challenging SaskPower in court because they continue to pursue business as usual.

“Government action to expand gas-fired electricity generation violates our Charter rights to life, security of person, and equality and that the government has a duty to mitigate its emissions. The applicants are asking the court to order SaskPower to set a reasonable target to decarbonize and achieve Net-zero emissions by 2035.”

The applicants, including Climate Justice Saskatoon, filed the suit at the Court of King’s Bench on March 31.

“We (Saskatchewan) are number one in per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Canada,” said applicant and long-time environmentalist Lynn Oliphant during an online media conference Tuesday. “They still have their foot on the accelerator.”

He noted the new gas-fired electricity plant being built near Moose Jaw and another planned near Lanigan.

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“It’s like we are driving 100 miles per hour on the wrong side of the highway.”

Glenn Wright, lawyer for the applicants, said scenarios similar to this have played out in other provinces over the last decade.

“There has never been a definite win or a definite loss,” Wright said. “We are filing this case because this is an important issue in all of Saskatchewan. With so many of these strategic litigation pieces, you see that often the courts may not give a decisive win, but it helps to drive the public narrative about our common future and the choices we are making.

[sumdumguy]

Wasting the court’s time. A judge who is conscious of his fiduciary duties would throw this crap in the garbage where it belongs. IMHO

[Robertbarlage]

Maybe someone should sue the wing nuts??? Not only that look what great numbers solar and wind is generating

[furrowtickler]

Wow even when they try to appease these absolute wing nuts it’s not enough , what a ridiculous world we are creating.

[blackpowder]

We don't have any prosperity peril rights. Right to farm comes to mind.
Right to affordable equitable energy or food.
Turn off the tap. Just say no.
Or keep getting neutered by the clue less. It will get worse. And paid by your money.

[chuckChuck]

https://www.aeso.ca/future-of-electricity/albertas-power-system-in-transition/

Alberta solar facts

In 2022, 17 new solar farms joined the generation fleet and one facility was uprated, adding 402 MW of new capacity to the grid. This increased the total capacity for solar to 1,138 MW and represented six per cent of the total installed generation capacity in Alberta. In 2022, solar supplied approximately two per cent of Alberta’s net-to-grid generation.
Continued Growth in Renewables Anticipated

Blessed with ample wind and solar resources, and supported by the province’s competitive electricity market, Alberta is attracting significant private investment in renewables generation and energy storage projects, estimated at more than $4 billion since 2019.

As shown in this chart, 12,600 MW of solar capacity, 9,100 MW of wind and 5,556 MW of energy storage are either under construction, have received approval by the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) or been announced by project proponents.

The units that have received AUC approval may be more likely to be built versus those that have been announced, as participants have moved through more steps of the development process. However, as regulations become clearer and the potential of corporate power purchase agreements (PPAs) are realized, there may be a greater incentive to advance many of the announced projects into further stages of the development cycle.

[chuckChuck]

Moe and the Feds are only 9 years apart on net zero target for electricity. Moe says net zero is achievable and desired goal.

Moe is a little slow compared to Alberta that's all.

The law suit will maybe help focus his attention instead of dragging his feet. But I doubt it.