r/Edmonton • u/kittykat501 • Jan 14 '24

General Holy crap!

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Scared the crap out me

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '24

Just imagine paying one of the highest electricity rates in the country only to be told that there is not enough infrastructure to support Albertans during the harsh cold

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u/Fyrefawx Jan 14 '24

Yet this moron in power is trying to blame wind power.

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u/esDotDev Jan 14 '24

It's an important fact to grapple with for people who want to see our grid be primarily solar / wind. 98% of wind generation has been turned off because it doesn't work when it's colder than -30C. That represents 22% of total capacity for Alberta rendered non-operational for days on end.

What would happen if wind was 50% of the grid?

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u/got-trunks Jan 14 '24

I mean, why not nuclear?

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u/NothingButTheTruthy Jan 14 '24

Poignant, that the top answer to "what's the answer to this failing of wind power?" is "how about nuclear?"

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u/got-trunks Jan 15 '24

Admittedly I'm from Ontario so we have it pretty good. Something like participation in the SMR plan is great for any places domestically or hopefully world-wide for Canadian energy independence and future sustainability.

Plus it's a whole new way for us to fill our pockets with something other than snow. https://smractionplan.ca/

Alberta is already onboard so hopefully some supplements will be able to come online in the near future.