Brad Wall was so bullish on renewables in 2016 he said Saskatchewan would have 50% renewables by 2030! When they were much more expensive!
And Sask Power must have said that would work. Then along comes Moe, tRump and suddenly renewables are no good? LOL
All bullshit politics from the politicians who are working for the oil industry!
"Southern Saskatchewan, like Alberta have some of the best solar and wind resources in all of Canada ([url]http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/sites/www.nrcan.gc.ca/files/canmetenergy/pdf/fichier/81770/windtrm_resource_map.pdf[/url]). Well, if you really want to split hairs, Alberta is slightly better for wind and Saskatchewan is slightly better for solar energy production.
Up until recently, both provinces were rivals for having the dirtiest electricity production in the country. In 2014 Saskatchewan got 73 per cent of its electricity from fossil fuel ([url]http://www.saskpower.com/our-power-future/our-electricity/[/url]) sources, primarily coal (44 per cent) and natural gas (29 per cent). Saskatchewan also has some hydro (20 per cent) and wind (3 per cent).
So it was somewhat of a surprise when, in November, just before the climate change meetings in Paris, Premier Brad Wall announced his prairie province was going to get 50 per cent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030."
And Sask Power must have said that would work. Then along comes Moe, tRump and suddenly renewables are no good? LOL
All bullshit politics from the politicians who are working for the oil industry!
"Southern Saskatchewan, like Alberta have some of the best solar and wind resources in all of Canada ([url]http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/sites/www.nrcan.gc.ca/files/canmetenergy/pdf/fichier/81770/windtrm_resource_map.pdf[/url]). Well, if you really want to split hairs, Alberta is slightly better for wind and Saskatchewan is slightly better for solar energy production.
Up until recently, both provinces were rivals for having the dirtiest electricity production in the country. In 2014 Saskatchewan got 73 per cent of its electricity from fossil fuel ([url]http://www.saskpower.com/our-power-future/our-electricity/[/url]) sources, primarily coal (44 per cent) and natural gas (29 per cent). Saskatchewan also has some hydro (20 per cent) and wind (3 per cent).
So it was somewhat of a surprise when, in November, just before the climate change meetings in Paris, Premier Brad Wall announced his prairie province was going to get 50 per cent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030."
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