Nice! Good for that area for sure!

They get a twenty five year purchase agreement .at what price ? The little guy gets net metering . Net metering and upper limits on production . Feed in tariffs (fit) would turn the little guy into a prosumer rather than a consumer . That’s the fear of all the monopolys . Like Bc hydro .

Actually the averaged output over time will only be about 35% of 185 mw. Sometimes it could even be zero. Very expensive inefficient power that requires backup from Hydro. Wonder what their bird killing permit looks like?.

Hey those construction jobs are only temporary, but considering the failure rate of wind turbines the construction jobs may be around for awhile.

Good for the area.

Good for the people who build wind turbines.

Good for the people who build wind turbines. Bad for your hydro bill.

Looks like another good news story to me. More activity and diversifying the electric grid. What’s not to like? Bad for my Hydro Bill……well I’m paying $52.00/month right now. That’s for an average home with 4 people in the house using electronic gadgets and tv’s, washer/dryer A/C in the summer etc etc. Yeah it’s killing me……whatever!!

The costs that are really jumping up in my opinion are my grocery bills not my Hydro.

With Site C coming in the future this seems like an unnecessary expense. Not to mention that the environmental impacts of wind farms are not quite understood. See Ontario and all the issues that are starting to come to light.

Wellllll, if we pay attention to Ontario, current cost of wind-turbines are waaayyyy out of line with conventional methods – such as hydro dams, natural gas powered plants, and (horrors) nuclear energy.
There, electric rates will need to be boosted in order to cover the costs of these absolutely inefficient wind turbines. Nice theory, but impractical – hold on to your wallets folks.
Oh, and I forgot: don’t forget the costs of the machinery required to shift from wind power to conventional power each time wind dies down. Or perhaps we will have to have a bunch of people sitting in control rooms to do manual shifting depending on wind velocity – what happens if he or she falls asleep?

Site c has already been delayed again because of natives taking it to court. 6 months so far but that’s only for now. Plus it’s a 10 year project. That puts it at 2026. Best case scenario. More like 2028 probably with a few delays. That leaves a 12 yeAr difference. Now do you still think this is unnecessary ? Why don’t you ask the coal mine workers just hoping for a job. Anything around tumbler ridge will help bridge the gap

“Now do you still think this is unnecessary ? Why don’t you ask the coal mine workers just hoping for a job. Anything around tumbler ridge will help bridge the gap”

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Yes I do. Wind power is nothing but a political boondoggle. Someone gets rich and the taxpayer and the environment get hosed.

You seriously want the project to go ahead just to create jobs for the coal miners? How many coal miners would even be qualified?

axeman “You seriously want the project to go ahead just to create jobs for the coal miners? How many coal miners would even be qualified?”

Your right about that. Again I see short term gain for long term pain.

I saw a program a while back about some place in Alberta where people were getting sick after wind turbines had be installed close to their houses. It turns out some people are susceptible to low freq noises that they put out.