British Columbia

Let's hope so.

Next election in less than a year.

Posted by: KenN

Buh buy, site C, you shitty waste of money!

I sure hope so. Site C is not needed at this time. It would make money for Crispy's corporate big-wig friends though and isn't that the important thing?

Posted by: switch

Next election in less than a year.

Yeah, probably.  I'd like to see it hold together, but the odds are against it, IMO.

Posted by: Stuminator

Posted by: KenN

Buh buy, site C, you shitty waste of money!

I sure hope so. Site C is not needed at this time. It would make money for Crispy's corporate big-wig friends though and isn't that the important thing?

Was def part of the platform for both parties, so a 180 at this point would pretty much kill their re-election chances.  I don't think we'll ever need that power.  With the collapse of gas markets, building LNG sites is a bust, and fracking is going to become financially unfeasible soon.  With those large consumers of power out of the picture, BC could easily make up for future power needs with renewables.  Take half of the nearly $10 billion cost for site C and plough it into renewable infrastructure, and we've got something.

Aren't we into Site C for ~$1 billion now?  I read an OP sometime before the election that said we're likely too far that rabbit hole to come out of.  Having never been up to Site C, nor seen before and current photos I'm unaware what construction has taken place. 

Does that 250MW Gas Turbine in Campbell River run constantly? I've heard it doesn't.

That's forward thinking, Ken. Fossil fuels are on their way out, not overnight, but slowly. The govt. has to stop with these "it's creating jobs" statements. Sure it creates jobs, but they are short term. The real benefits go to the companies that stand to profit from it. Better to put that money into renewable energy, research & educating the public.

Posted by: Endur-Bro

Aren't we into Site C for ~$1 billion now?  I read an OP sometime before the election that said we're likely too far that rabbit hole to come out of.  Having never been up to Site C, nor seen before and current photos I'm unaware what construction has taken place. 

Does that 250MW Gas Turbine in Campbell River run constantly? I've heard it doesn't.

It runs 10% of the time and is more of a backup/augmentation system.  The company running it makes more money when it's not running; the province is paying around $50 million a year to have it on standby.

When everyone converts to electric cars, maybe then we'll need the additional electrical power?

Posted by: Endur-Bro

Aren't we into Site C for ~$1 billion now?  I read an OP sometime before the election that said we're likely too far that rabbit hole to come out of.  Having never been up to Site C, nor seen before and current photos I'm unaware what construction has taken place. 

Does that 250MW Gas Turbine in Campbell River run constantly? I've heard it doesn't.

I don't think it's quite that much, but I don't know for sure.  It's all being kept fairly tightly under wraps - public scrutiny is a bad word with Cristy the Clown in charge.

My own opinion is that, with the cost of the project and the fact that it will be paid for by BC Hydro rate payers and BC tax payers for decades to come, even a billion spent wouldn't be enough reason to prevent walking away from this turd of a project.

When BC's main business-oriented publication is putting out articles saying Site C is shit, then it's pretty much shit.

https://www.biv.com/article/2017/4/affordable-power-or-site-c-power-british-columbian/

Posted by: switch

Posted by: Endur-Bro

Aren't we into Site C for ~$1 billion now?  I read an OP sometime before the election that said we're likely too far that rabbit hole to come out of.  Having never been up to Site C, nor seen before and current photos I'm unaware what construction has taken place. 

Does that 250MW Gas Turbine in Campbell River run constantly? I've heard it doesn't.

It runs 10% of the time and is more of a backup/augmentation system.  The company running it makes more money when it's not running; the province is paying around $50 million a year to have it on standby.

When everyone converts to electric cars, maybe then we'll need the additional electrical power?

Yah, gas turbines are quick to ramp up, so they are primarily for peaking power.  It does make some sense to pay them when not running, much like we pay firefighters even though they don't fight fires every day.  When the need arises, you need them like right now.

With large scale battery to grid becoming cheaper to bring online than gas turbine plants, there's not much reason to build new gas sites for peaking.  Batteries come online even quicker, have better turn-down, and run zero emissions.

http://commonsensecanadian.ca/bc-hydro-real-debt-grown-1337-liberals-shouldnt-someone-call-cops/

Read this & you will agree Crispy & her kind should be arrested.

Many use predictive models to confirm their biases. 

To those who like to confirm their biases that oil is awesome and renewable's can't compete for decades should take pause, or bury your head further in the ground.

Renewable energy generation in the US dramatically exceeds 2012 predictions

One thing is for sure; BC needs more IPPs