Oct. 5, 2010 – Don McCabe's attempt (Sept. 24, 2010) to explain rising power costs in Ontario fails to account for the doubling of power costs that will occur by late 2011/early 2012, according to energy consultant Tom Adams. So, in about eight years, the average increase is nine per cent per year. Bad as that may seem, if more "green" contracts are signed, it will be worse.
In the case of wind generation, the common assumption of energy providers is that thermal (coal or gas) backup of 92 per cent capacity is needed. In effect, two systems are built where only one is required.
Adams correctly noted that money will also be wasted building the transmission lines to bring the widely scattered "green" projects to the grid, money that would be better spent on upgrading the distribution lines in the rural areas and the cities; stray voltage is very much a problem.
Locally, the 115KV line that runs from Lambton to London, and which was built some 50-plus years ago, is in very bad shape. There are poles with ground wires deliberately cut, bent back and stapled to the poles due to non-operative ground rods. This puts extra load on the remaining grounds and leads to significant current leakage. In one pasture, the cattle would not graze within 80 feet of the line.
The Green Energy plan is a case of "cart before the horse," which only beggars the service to customers it should provide.
McCabe may bet his dollars on wind turbines – but not mine. I prefer customer benefits.
Letter submitted by:
Harvey Wrightman
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Written by Guest on 2010-11-12 19:54:06
Two systems built where only one required--says it all!!! |
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Written by Guest on 2010-11-12 19:31:37
Wind is being pushed by politicians and corporations looking for easy subsidies in the hope that somehow the inefficiency will not matter, the costs will not matter, that somehow the holes in the technology will be filled in before the taxpayers figure out how they have been had. That is exactly what is happening in Europe..subsidies being slashed, turbine manufacturers laying of thousands and the green energy bubble is about to burst. Only McGuinty has signed 20 year contracts with outrageous subsidies to these companies. They will be outdated in 5. |
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Written by Rural Grubby on 2010-11-12 18:27:00
Well said Harvey! OFA has been encouraging farmers to embrace green energy, yet in the same breath complain how our electricity bills have increased. The concerns must be mounting when one sees an advertisement to fill in a survey to better assess what is the best renewable energy system to allow on ones property. They are working with the U of Guelph to ascertain which industries might have some problems LOL. If you look at the image ....turbine blade through the barn roof... leaves on a solar panel. They would like people to complete their survey on this page
http://www.poultryindustrycouncil.ca/education/cedst.php
Like you say, the horse before the cart. If farmers would just take the time to search the internet it wouldn't take long for them to figure out that these kinds of renewable projects are nothing more than a scam. |
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