Windpower Alberta

[agstar77]

Latest estimate for new windpower 3.6 cents per KWhr. Cheaper than N gas. Cheaper than Hydro. New projects to start in Southern Alta.

[SASKFARMER3]

Yea we believe it’s all great

[Horse]

I wish I had sacks inside info because on the surface 3.6cents looks good to me. Mabry we should go to time of day metering like they do in a lot of Europe as power is cheap in the late night hours, spread the load out. It would be nice to have all the figures before jumping to conclusions.

[ajl]

Bridge salesman is back out again. Allright slow learners: listen carefully. When green energy is quoted at a ridiculously low price it is because they are leaving important details out. These details include: how much back up power and at what price is needed because of wrong time of day generation. 2) What is the cost of grid enlargements to get this new development interconnected. 3) How much carbon credits are involved. These details are left out every time and it is why so called green energy is not competitive with good old fashioned coal fired generation which works.

[Horse]

ajl all good questions, that's why I asked but you didn't fill any either just more exercise jumping to conclusions.

[sumdumguy]

Sounds good, but the proof is in the pudding ....... or details.

[bullshead]

We are signed up with one of these wind farms and it been going on for 10 years now, they were hoping to build now that the ndp are in Alberta and liberal are in . They were telling us that they were going to get $.38 a kwh not $.035, said they needed that to make it work.

[fjlip]

We are signed up with one of these wind farms and it been going on for 10 years now, they were hoping to build now that the ndp are in Alberta and liberal are in . They were telling us that they were going to get $.38 a kwh not $.035, said they needed that to make it work.

Now THAT # I believe...

[Horse]

We are signed up with one of these wind farms and it been going on for 10 years now, they were hoping to build now that the ndp are in Alberta and liberal are in . They were telling us that they were going to get $.38 a kwh not $.035, said they needed that to make it work.

Now that I would like to see, me thinks you have your decimal in wrong place,o look there goes another flying pig.

[Stampsguy]

From what has been studied, sounds like more carbon is produced in building, transporting, and installing a wind mill than it will save over its functional lifespan.