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Originally Posted by cam_wmh
Ok, so where do we put em?
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Originally Posted by D as in David
Edmonton, of course.
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Joking aside this is actually a valid question. When Alberta was largely powered by coal the majority of our generation was from Wabamun (so Edmonton essentially). Problem is half the consumption is in southern Alberta so you need to build transmission lines to get it where it’s needed. And there was a major uproar a few years ago when a new billion dollar line was proposed and people realized the consumer has to pay for it. In recent years there has been a shift (in Alberta) to smaller plants near the market they will serve because it’s cheaper. The plants at Shepherd, Balzac, Crossfield etc. All take advantage of this.
So you build nuclear in Edmonton and then pay to get that power where it’s needed.