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Originally Posted by Azure
Why even in the industrial area? Alberta has huge open areas where nobody lives. Why not put 10 plants there and just build huge lines back to the city.
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Electricity is lost in direct relation to the length of transmission. The further away you place the line the more inefficient the system is. There are also employment issue if you go too far away and the fact that generally speaking, someone always lives nearby if it is dangerous for ten people it is dangerous for one. (I am not saying it is dangerous, just that people see it that way)
From what I know of the attempts by Bruce Power to build nuclear in Alberta the sticking point was rates. In order to build the plant Bruce or any other company will want a guaranteed rate for the lifespan of the plant. The sticking point is in finding a rate that rate payers and the provider can agree to. Right now I think the gap is too large. Most likely because coal power is so cheap.