That the Liberal party and their donors make money?
Site C dam
BC Hydro's debt grew 1337% under the BC Liberals. They went from a money-maker to a money-loser. All so Crispy's friends could make money. All at the cost of the BC taxpayer.
Thread killer
Completing it seems like one of the worst possible moves the province could make. Starting it was also a pretty effing bad one as well.
I'm sure this is all a strong play by the BC Libs to sewer the BC NDP for the next few decades though.
They have already spent a shit load of $$$$, I can't tell if they will shut it down or keep going, it was Socred style big project politics, but where are ya gona sell all the power site C will generate if renewables are coming on that strong ?
Is it too late to redesign it as a super awesome water park?
Fill that valley with water and presto, lake front cottage properties abound!
Posted by: Stuminator
BC Hydro's debt grew 1337% under the BC Liberals. They went from a money-maker to a money-loser. All so Crispy's friends could make money. All at the cost of the BC taxpayer.
A lot of that loss was caused by Gordo's penchant for forcing BCH into deals for ROTR power with guaranteed income for "friends of Gordo".
Posted by: XXX_er
They have already spent a shit load of $$$$, I can't tell if they will shut it down or keep going, it was Socred style big project politics, but where are ya gona sell all the power site C will generate if renewables are coming on that strong ?
it'll obviously be sold to a US power conglomerate onl. to be sold back to us and a jacked up rate. Why would anythingg change?On a more serious note, perhaps it'll help power the bc gateway / pipeline in kitimat/ wherever.
except none of that ^^ happened or is liable to ... seriously
Northern Gateway tar sand oil had no social license and was a non starter,
Petronnas LNG had no social license probably cuz they tried to put the terminal in the stupidest possible place to end a pipeline but also was not economicaly viable
the only project with social license that had shovels in the ground was the Kitimat LNG project but its suspended cuz its also not economicaly viable
the reason site C is shovels in the ground is cuz Christy Clarke decided to build it period never mind how to pay for it or will we need it and the utilities commission is saying no way they have a handle on the project
Kill it.
Posted by: KenN
Posted by: Stuminator
BC Hydro's debt grew 1337% under the BC Liberals. They went from a money-maker to a money-loser. All so Crispy's friends could make money. All at the cost of the BC taxpayer.
A lot of that loss was caused by Gordo's penchant for forcing BCH into deals for ROTR power with guaranteed income for "friends of Gordo".
You are completely right, Ken. If anyone hears anyone giving the argument "Well, we are too deep into it now to go back", you can blame the liberals for getting too far into it too fast. I think their idea may have been to spend (commit) so much money so fast before people knew the scale of things, then use the above argument.
On CBC they just said site C had previously been given the thumbs down by the BC utilities commission ?
Heard Rick Cluff talking to the head of that review board this morning who basically said it's being worthwhile was based on hopeful projections by Hydro.
3 bil in, going forward = 1.8 bil + to remediate or 10 - 12 bil to complete.
Heard Rick Cluff talking to the head of that review board this morning who basically said it's being worthwhile was based on hopeful projections by Hydro.
3 bil in, going forward = 1.8 bil + to remediate or 10 - 12 bil to complete.
Kill it.
Kill it with extreme prejudice.
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