Edmonton Councillors voted unanimously in favor of the program, which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 35 per cent by 2035, compared to 2005. They also want to lower energy use by 25 per cent per person. The plan would see more electricity produced locally, more infill development, energy efficient homes, and a greater […]
Genesee#3 came back online at 21:35 last night. The Balancing Pool 2014 Annual Report has been posted on the website http://www.balancingpool.ca/financial-reports/financial-reports-for-2014/ SunEdison Inc. announced the interconnection of the 17.8MW DC Solar Spirit and the 17.9MW DC Bruining solar power plants, both located in Ontario sold to Independent Electricity System Operator through a 20-year feed-in-tariff agreement. […]
Russia is looking to deploy a floating nuclear reactor that could help power ports, industries, and also offshore oil and gas drilling in the Arctic. In what sounds like a horrible nightmare for environmentalists, floating nuclear reactors could help produce more oil in the Arctic. It would sit in the icy waters of the Arctic, […]
Sundance#4 went offline at 21:17 Friday. With oil prices falling by 45 percent in the last year, the California Public Utilities Commission just decided the way utilities priced energy for 100 years is wrong and intend to mandate that 70 percent of Californians pay much more for energy. The PUC “time-of-use” electricity pricing will also […]
Technologies, including battery storage, smart meters and other energy gadgets, are driving change to the traditional utility model around the world, which could in turn increase the demand for critical energy minerals such as lithium, graphite and rare earths. Up until the end of the last century, the breakthrough developments in the field of battery […]
AIES separated from WECC at 01:27 until 01:43 this morning. BluEarth Renewables Inc. of Calgary says it will begin construction next month on its $80-million Bull Creek Wind Project in east central Alberta after winning regulatory approval last week for an amended project that’s smaller than originally planned. The original project northeast of Provost near […]
Mike R dropped me an email yesterday to say “Am I the only one that finds it hilarious that because government decision makers are so smart, Ontario now has electricity rates of over $100/MWh. This price probably still doesn’t include the debt payments that were carved out of the price a long time ago so […]
Ontario electricity rates are going up in Ontario starting May 1, as it will cost more than twice as much for electricity during peak demand periods than off-peak times. The price for peak periods — weekdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. — will be 16.1 cents per kilowatt hour, compared with 8 cents for […]
Battle River#3 went offline at 23:26 Friday and on and off several times finally back on at 02:54 this morning before falling back offline; HR Milner came back online at 17:21 Saturday. Power and hockey in the same news – the four P.E.I. communities that put wind turbines up at their rinks have been given […]
The Town of Turner Valley has secured its energy costs for its’ more than a dozen facilities another two years onto an existing electricity contract with Energy Associates International to take advantage of the current electricity prices. In 2013, the Town of Turner Valley changed its electricity providers, locking into a five-year contract. The Town […]
