corminsterfullerene@lemmy.ca to British Columbia@lemmy.ca · 3 months agoFailed B.C.-Alberta transmission line holds lessons for a national gridwww.biv.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up121
arrow-up121external-linkFailed B.C.-Alberta transmission line holds lessons for a national gridwww.biv.comcorminsterfullerene@lemmy.ca to British Columbia@lemmy.ca · 3 months agomessage-square3fedilink
minus-squarecorminsterfullerene@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months 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-up3·3 months 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.