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Powell River Directors Grill Provincial Government |
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Friday, 26 October 2007 05:53 |
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Article by Laura Walz in the Powell River Peak: Directors grill power experts. (Link to original article) Excerpt: "There are 50 proposed IPP sites in the (Sunshine Coast Regional District). 'We weren't expecting this gold rush [emphasis added] of applications,' (planner David Rafael) said. 'Power lines are a big issue for us.'" |
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Last Updated on Friday, 26 October 2007 05:59 |
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Thursday, 25 October 2007 08:22 |
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Article by Ron MacDougall in the Powell River Peak: Private power costly. (Link to original article) Excerpt: "BC Hydro, as a public asset, adds $700 million to public coffers each year. It only costs $6 per megawatt hour (MWH) to produce the power generated by it, one of the lowest rates in the world. But BC Hydro will be charged an average of $100 per megawatt hour for power produced by private energy interests. Do the math." |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 25 October 2007 08:25 |
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It's all about stock promotion, not lighting and heating homes |
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Wednesday, 24 October 2007 09:44 |
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Connor, Clark & Lunn, an "asset management group", is investing in six so-called "run of river" projects and one substation at the north end of Harrison Lake. Story from Canadian Press: CC&L asset management invests in B.C. hydro plant, plans Canadian expansion (PDF). (Link to original story)
There's a lot of remarkable material in this story. For example, the president of Toronto-based CC&L says that this project has "generally protected market positions" and "stable cash-flow streams". He also says that "the B.C. government underspent on power infrastructure development for years." |
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BCUC Raises Questions About Cost of Alcan Electricity |
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Wednesday, 24 October 2007 09:42 |
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Story from Opinion 250, "the voice of the North": BCUC Wants To Know Why BC Hydro Is Prepared to Pay More For Non Firm Hydro Power From Alcan. (Link to original article)
Excerpt: "The British Columbia Utilities Commission has written BC Hydro asking why, in some scenarios the price of Non firm hydro is more expensive than firm prices in the new application by BC hydro to obtain electricity from Alcan?" |
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Subsidizing New Mines not the Way to Save Power |
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Friday, 19 October 2007 06:44 |
Article by Marvin Shaffer in the Vancouver Sun:
Subsidizing new mines not the way to save power (PDF)
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Excerpt: "There is no justification for projects and policies that are designed to promote electricity-intensive economic development. The money spent subsidizing new electric loads would be far better spent on strategic infrastructure investments, education and training, or lower taxes, all of which can effectively contribute to economic growth." |
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Opposition to power deal could kill Kitimat smelter, Alcan says |
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Thursday, 18 October 2007 08:33 |
Article by Don Whiteley in the Globe and Mail:
Opposition to power deal could kill Kitimat smelter, Alcan says (PDF)
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Last Updated on Thursday, 18 October 2007 08:35 |
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