corminsterfullerene@lemmy.ca to British Columbia@lemmy.ca · 1 year agoFailed B.C.-Alberta transmission line holds lessons for a national gridwww.biv.comexternal-linkmessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down10
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minus-squarecorminsterfullerene@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·1 year agoIt is well known that BC buys cheap power from AB, but I didn’t know the extent of the restrictions to sell power back to them. I guess competition is scary and in their mind hampers further investment? And the bout of banning wind/solar farms still defies any explanation.
minus-squareRentlar@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year ago“FREE MARKET COMPETITION” except where it hurts fossil fuel companies’ feelings and bottom line.
It is well known that BC buys cheap power from AB, but I didn’t know the extent of the restrictions to sell power back to them.
I guess competition is scary and in their mind hampers further investment? And the bout of banning wind/solar farms still defies any explanation.
“FREE MARKET COMPETITION” except where it hurts fossil fuel companies’ feelings and bottom line.