NuScale cancels first-of-a-kind nuclear project as costs surge

[shtferbrains]

I always vote green when I see a no contest vote coming.

That way you can see your vote come up on the screen when they do updates on election night.

[newguy]

Unfortunately many never change their vote .Politics is a family religion to them .

[LEP]

The Sask Party is under funding healthcare and education as a choice.

Nice try. Definitely spends more than many per capita on health.

[LEP]

[QUOTE=chuckChuck;n789783]The Sask Party is under funding healthcare and education as a choice.

Education spending per student is in the mix. Hardly stark differences.

[shtferbrains]

The ones that spend the most have the most transfer payment money to work with?

[TOM4CWB]

As CO 2 is N O T causing our climate to warm… I see this new generation unit in Calgary put on line by Enmax, Shepard Energy Centre…860MW… using reclaimed water.. half the Carbon output of Coal fired generation!

[TOM4CWB]

This can supply half Calgary’s needed electricity…

[chuckChuck]

Yes a huge step forward from burning dirty coal! But you thought that with no coal you were going to freeze in the dark?

Gas plants can be dialed up and down quickly and are a much more responsive backup and peakers for all the renewables that will be powering Alberta for many decades.

[shtferbrains]

Yes a huge step forward from burning dirty coal! But you thought that with no coal you were going to freeze in the dark?

Gas plants can be dialed up and down quickly and are a much more responsive backup and peakers for all the renewables that will be powering Alberta for many decades.

Aren't peakers much less efficient and more expensive to operate?

Combined Cycle gas plants are the cheapest supply for a secure and reliable source of electricity that is required compete in the world economy.
We have a natural advantage with abundant supplies of some of the worlds cheapest natural gas.

Why more expensive and less efficient peakers?

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Chuck, you seem quite confident that wind and solar are the cheapest.
Would you be in favour of a pricing system that treats all generation sources the same?
All have to bid for dispatchable electricity for a period of time. The lowest cost wins the bid. How the bidders accomplish this is up to them. For example, a solar or wind facility would have to partner with a fossil fuel generator(or install enough batteries) to guarantee they could meet their commitments. Instead of the current model where the grid does the matching, and the consumers inevitably pay?

Would this level playing field be a viable model?