REGINA – Saskatchewan has been put in an “impossible position” when it comes to meeting impeding the federal Clean Electricity Standard by 2035, according to Premier Scott Moe. While we will do our best, we cannot meet those federal expectations. And if the feds are...
The chant for this weekend’s Telemiracle telethon in Saskatchewan is “Where are we going? Higher!” But when it came to wind power production in Alberta on Feb. 23, then answer to “Where are we going?” was “Lower!” As the afternoon led into the supper hour, wind power...
Scientists tell us that with each passing year impacts from climate change become more acute, so immediate action is required – but what action? The prevailing narrative over the last decade has been to electrify everything using renewable energy (wind and/or solar)...
Wednesday morning, Alberta’s wind and solar power had flatlined to next to zero, again. Coffee makers in Edmonton and Calgary were not running on wind. As the sun had not yet risen at 7:26 a.m. on Jan. 11, only 1 megawatt of power was being produced from solar, as is...
I was sitting with my wife at a restaurant last week and I had a little fun with her. “Big day next week. Do you know what it is?” I asked. She wracked her brain, as it wasn’t our anniversary, and her birthday is at the end of the month. So what could it be? After...
