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Originally posted by bucket View PostNot familiar with this term...just a little explanation for clarity ..
and low wind in the province, triggered two energy emergency alerts.
I've been watching AESO the past few days. Wind has never gotten above single digits utilization compared to its nameplate capacity. And spent most of the time around 3 to 4%. Which works out to 0.3% of the total generation. One day at noon, solar did briefly produce enough to show up on the report. otherwise it has been 0.
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Originally posted by fjlip View PostWe need 100 times more wind turbines and solar panels! Quick call China, CC is paying...with your money...
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Originally posted by hamloc View Postlet's explore what the end result is when we do the math on your statement fjlip. At present the wind farm capacity in alberta is 1781 megawatts. 100 times that is obviously 178100 megawatts of generation capacity or roughly 10.5 times the total present generation capacity in alberta. The problem is that as ab5 states wind farm efficiency has been less than 5% of late. At 4.5% generation efficiency that translates to producing 8015 megawatts of electricity which is well short of alberta's consumption peak yesterday of 11700 megawatts. How much would it cost for this much generation capacity from windmills. At a capacity of 1.8 megawatt per windmill and 176310 megawatts of additional generation capacity this is 97955 windmills. Each windmill costs in excess of $2 million dollars to set up. So 97955 x $2 million is $195.910 billion dollars. Yes chuck it all makes perfect cents now. Enjoy your day.
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Coal and gas still making kWh’s in my neighbourhood.
It was -39 this morning and supposed to do the same tonight. Finally dropped a sinking heater in a energy free waterer today and that’s the first heat we’ve put in a waterer this winter. Doing our part not to overload the grid
2,200 MW From three different plants produced within 10 miles of me regardless of sun or wind.
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