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It should be investigated but it seems reasonable considering 1) They estimated an equivalent of half a million apartments worth of electricity. That's a massi
by MattDaEskimo 3y ago
It should be investigated but it seems reasonable considering
1) They estimated an equivalent of half a million apartments worth of electricity. That's a massive allocation for
2) Something that provides no additional benefits to the countries labor force
3) Creates a currency that also doesn't benefit the country
4) Is inherently risky and could collapse at anytime
What they're asking is to greatly increase the demand, potentially leading to higher costs for a service that doesn't benefit the country at all.
- saintfire 3y agoI'm not commenting on whether it should be permitted or not. However, they presumably pay tax on revenue and employ engineers, electricians etc. So I'm not sure of your latter 2 points are totally valid. I'd contend that they're fairly similar to a data center in that they have massive power draw, do not produce physical goods and employ few people compared to the space and resource usage. Obviously data centers are much more pragmatic and are much less contentious, though.
- MattDaEskimo 3y agoRegarding the labor force this was taken directly from the article and quoted by the energy minister. I imagine they have more insights than we do regarding the proposal. I understand your comment, and I'm agreeing that it should be investigated but I disagree about it being "nasty". B.C. is not incredibly populated and also they are appealing for cheap electricity. Asking for the power they want is a substantial undertaking that would cause higher utility prices for everyone living there. If the cause somehow out-weighed the potential of higher costs it would be fair, but it's not. Allowing this without investigation and diligence would be "nasty"