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Alberta's premier assured a ballroom of rural leaders Wednesday that she does not want to see the province move away from electricity generated from fossil fuels, while complaining about solar panels covering farm land.
"This is a natural gas basin. We are a natural gas province and we will continue to build natural gas power plants because that is what makes sense in Alberta," Danielle Smith said.
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"I'm supportive of solar and wind projects where they make sense. But I can tell you from conversations with people in my own community that putting solar panels on prime agricultural land does not make sense," Smith responded.
"Especially like the one I drive past in Brooks every day I go down there. It's covered in ice and snow and not generating any power at all."
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https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/we-are-a...olar-1.6324424
Yup, this will appeal to rural residents. I wouldn't expect much support for the industry, and she'll probably declare war on them soon enough. Electing morons has consequences.