UPDATE: By 7:28 a.m., wind output fell to less than 1 per cent of capacity One of the first lessons any new engineering student learns in their materials class is “cold brittle behaviour” of materials. When it gets really cold, like -30 C or colder, many...
Every day from Jan. 2 to Jan. 8 saw a period of zero wind, according to SaskPower The first week of January saw wind power production totally flatline in Saskatchewan for at least part of each of seven days in a row, from Jan. 2 to Jan. 8, inclusive. SaskPower...
Wind power generation in Alberta fell to less than one half of one per cent of installed capacity at 8:42 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 7. And since it was dark out, solar was producing zero power as well. Just 20 megawatts were produced by the 45 wind farms in Alberta at that...
REGINA – The high variability of wind power generation was on display in Saskatchewan during the last days of 2023 and early days of 2024, as a week of strong wind power collapsed to zero – a total flatline. SaskPower, the province’s Crown corporation...
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor is proposing a nearly 10% general fund spending increase for the coming fiscal year to shore up housing opportunities, childhood literacy and health care access, with additional payouts for electric vehicles purchases....