Brad Wall said Saskatchewan would have 50% renewables by 2030!

[chuckChuck]

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."

[chuckChuck]

Brad Wall
“We just think, because of the advancements in renewable technologies, the mix toward renewables can be much greater,” Wall said.

“We want it to be greater and we need it to be greater.”

So WTF happened?

The oil, gas and coal industry don't want cheaper competition. That's what happened!

Smith put so much read tape on renewables to shut new builds down! They were too successful and cheaper in a deregulated market!

You can't monopolize the wind and sun. The fuel is free! We can't have that! Can we? LOL

[chuckChuck]

For a bunch of independent minded farmers you want to be dependent on big oil run by a cartel and Sask Power monopoly for all your energy? Or worse pay a huge profit premium in a deregulated market in Alberta?

Put a solar system in and you can add electricity production to your farm.

Or wait for electricity prices to go through the roof as Moe retrofits old obsolete coal plants and puts all our generation eggs in the Nuclear basket?

No thanks!

[furrowtickler]

If had that kinda spare money I would be investing in drones ….. something useful
I can save the planet that way , drones are electric
I’ll start there lol

[chuckChuck]

Drones have value. But so does solar power.

Once you have experience with solar you will wonder why more farmers don't install some solar.

Especially if you have a lot of aeration fans or any other large electrical demand equipment.

[furrowtickler]

Yep probably but there is only so much money to go around after several years of poor crops

over half the actual farmers on here have not had very good years
I know you don’t get that

[chuckChuck]

How do you know which farms have had good years vs bad years?

We have had some of the best years in the last 5 years. But that can change quickly.

Solar is an investment that will save you money in the long term. Cutting costs and is the easiest way to increase profitability.

[furrowtickler]

Glad you have had 5 great years
many have not
easy to spend other people’s money

[chuckChuck]

Lucky I guess!

"Easy to spend other peoples money" Huh?

Do you mean the subsidized crop insurance premiums every farmer has access to use and most farmers receive?

Compared to the one time rebate that went to solar systems, crop insurance subsidies are a much bigger budget item every year for governments and taxpayers.

And i would still build a solar system without subsidies. Are farmers willing to give up subsidized premiums? I doubt it!

So when you criticize the small subsidies to innovative farmers who take care of most of their electricity needs and add capacity to the system on their own dime, maybe don't be so eager to forget your own much annual larger subsidies courtesy all taxpayers.

And taxpayers will be subsidizing nuclear for decades when more renewables would help to reduce costs.

Most provinces are planing on several types of new electricity production including lots of renewables!

Brad Wall also saw the advantage of renewables!

[furrowtickler]

When have I criticized the subsidies for farmers who want to do solar ?? I have specifically said good on those who want to do it and have the excess money to do so .
Just stop the the b/s already of stuffing words in my mouth like this it’s embarrassing for you already
get a life Glen