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Originally Posted by Torture
Absolutely. We need to stop thinking of the grid in terms of provincial silos.
Unfortunately, neither BC nor Alberta are even considering it. Seems there were talks under the NDP but nowadays that seems to dead.
Here's a pod where Markham Hislop talks to one of the BC Hydro folks about Site C and they're like "nope, intertie with AB is not even on the radar for either province."
https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts...d-_-ka5NptAor/ |
This is in contrast to what Manitoba and Saskatchewan are doing, with SaskPower buying Manitoba Hydro production to ensure they are ok when they start mothballing coal plants. (Saskatchewan is also ramping up wind/solar, as well as natural gas.)
https://www.saskpower.com/about-us/m...manitoba-hydro
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