Brian Zinchuk: How will tripling maximum electrical pricing in Alberta help consumers?
Here’s the hourly price for power in Alberta in September, with 114 hours of zero dollar pricing. Notice the price spikes? It is common for the price to reach near the theoretical maximum. In September, it didn’t, but on Tuesday, it did. What do you think will happen when the maximum triples?
Brian Zinchuk: After braying about oil and gas classes, there was nary a peep when tourism and automotive got similar classes
When an Oil and Gas 20 and 30 class was announced in June, there was much braying from the media about the horrors of indoctrinating kids. But at the beginning of the school year, similar classes were announced for tourism, automotive and autobody. And those critics have yet to issue a peep about the horrors of hoteliers indoctrinating kids. That says something about the media critics, doesn’t it?
Jim Warren: Could maximizing Canadian oil production and exports over the medium-term help reduce CO2 emissions for the long-term?
There is a chasm of disagreement separating climate-concerned policy makers in Ottawa and supporters of the oil and gas sector on the prairies. Each side behaves like they’re playing a zero sum game. One can support the environment or oil production but not...
Jim Warren: It is way too soon to assume the 2024 temperature anomaly is the new normal
Clearly, the climate does not always behave in ways that conform to the expectations of journalists or climate scientists. Similarly, GHG emissions concentrations do not always correspond to global temperature predictions.
Brian Zinchuk: Too much wind, not enough wind? What’s going on in Alberta?
Weird things have been happening in Alberta’s electrical grid over the last week. Interties to BC and Montana are down due to maintenance. Many hours have seen zero dollars paid for power. Wind and solar have been in such surplus numerous facilities have shut down at times to clear the glut. The grid frequency has had numerous variances, including “due to sudden variability of renewables.” Is the Alberta grid pushing the limits of how much wind and solar it can take?
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