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And all that electric power comes from....where? Just look at California if you want to see how all of this getting rid of fossil fuels and relying solely on "

And all that electric power comes from....where? Just look at California if you want to see how all of this getting rid of fossil fuels and relying solely on "green" energy works.

AdamTReineke 5y ago
As a Washington state resident, I'm unfamiliar. What's the issue in California besides wildfires from aging delivery infrastructure?
yabones 5y ago
Looking at the stats for Ontario's grid[1]... * 49% Nuclear * 24% Gas * 23% hydroelectric * 2% wind I'm happy with a ~25% non-renewable car vs a 100% non-renewable car. --- [1] https://live.gridwatch.ca/home-page.html https://live.gridwatch.ca/home-page.html
- singingboyo 5y ago
  To jump on with some older governmental stats. Canada overall in 2018 was 61% hydro, 15% Uranium, 9% Nat Gas, 8% Coal, 5% wind, for 81% renewable. [1] BC in 2015 was 86% (!) hydro, 2% wind, and 6% biomass, for 94% renewable. [2] It's not like renewable energy is something new here. --- [1] https://www.cer-rec.gc.ca/en/data-analysis/energy-markets/provincial-territorial-energy-profiles/provincial-territorial-energy-profiles-canada.html https://www.cer-rec.gc.ca/en/data-analysis/energy-markets/pr... [2] https://www.cer-rec.gc.ca/en/data-analysis/energy-commodities/electricity/report/2016-canadian-renewable-power/province/canadas-renewable-power-landscape-2016-energy-market-analysis-british-columbia.html https://www.cer-rec.gc.ca/en/data-analysis/energy-commoditie... (For both, diagrams/tables are on the right hand side column)
singingboyo 5y ago
We don't call it a hydro bill for nothing. Less than 20% came from fossil fuels in 2018 (latest data I could find easily). As for increased demand, well, as much as we harp on BC Hydro for the project costs etc., site C will cover the demand here. I know there are other ongoing hydro projects in Newfoundland and Manitoba. So, the power demand should be covered. Whether that causes some cost increases remains to be seen, but it's not like we're going to have no power or be burning fossil fuel for it.

And all that electric power comes from....where? Just look at California if you want to see how all of this getting rid of fossil fuels and relying solely on "green" energy works.

AdamTReineke 5y ago

As a Washington state resident, I'm unfamiliar. What's the issue in California besides wildfires from aging delivery infrastructure?

yabones 5y ago

Looking at the stats for Ontario's grid[1]... * 49% Nuclear * 24% Gas * 23% hydroelectric * 2% wind I'm happy with a ~25% non-renewable car vs a 100% non-renewable car. --- [1] https://live.gridwatch.ca/home-page.html https://live.gridwatch.ca/home-page.html

singingboyo 5y ago
To jump on with some older governmental stats. Canada overall in 2018 was 61% hydro, 15% Uranium, 9% Nat Gas, 8% Coal, 5% wind, for 81% renewable. [1] BC in 2015 was 86% (!) hydro, 2% wind, and 6% biomass, for 94% renewable. [2] It's not like renewable energy is something new here. --- [1] https://www.cer-rec.gc.ca/en/data-analysis/energy-markets/provincial-territorial-energy-profiles/provincial-territorial-energy-profiles-canada.html https://www.cer-rec.gc.ca/en/data-analysis/energy-markets/pr... [2] https://www.cer-rec.gc.ca/en/data-analysis/energy-commodities/electricity/report/2016-canadian-renewable-power/province/canadas-renewable-power-landscape-2016-energy-market-analysis-british-columbia.html https://www.cer-rec.gc.ca/en/data-analysis/energy-commoditie... (For both, diagrams/tables are on the right hand side column)

singingboyo 5y ago

We don't call it a hydro bill for nothing. Less than 20% came from fossil fuels in 2018 (latest data I could find easily). As for increased demand, well, as much as we harp on BC Hydro for the project costs etc., site C will cover the demand here. I know there are other ongoing hydro projects in Newfoundland and Manitoba. So, the power demand should be covered. Whether that causes some cost increases remains to be seen, but it's not like we're going to have no power or be burning fossil fuel for it.