Alternate Energy Secrets

This really upsets me!

It was reported that as much as $6 billion dollars in wind-power proposals in the province of Alberta, Canada (total population of 4 million people), have been put on hold. It would seem that the “Alberta Electric System Operator” thinks that the current 300 mega watts of wind power in the power grid should be capped at a total of 900 MW. The proposals CURRENTLY on the table call for up to 3,000 megawatts of wind power to be generated. The ratioinale is that wind power does not produce power at a reliable enough rate, (some days there is no breeze or wind), so we don’t want more than a certain percentage of our power to be solar or wind generated. So much for a deregulated market place. So what if a coal or gas fired plant needs to operate for a period of time below a certain capacity, that is the power of the Free Market. Private industry wants to build it and take the risks, so why not let them build them. If you think this position should be changed, here is a link to the office of the Premier of Alberta. Call them and complain. Ask the office of the premier to respect the de-regulated power grid that they implemented. The only wind blowing here is coming from the “Alberta Electric System Operator”. Let’s put a cap on him and fire his butt out the door! We want Green Renewable Power and finally industry is willing to build it and some Government employee bows to the lobby of big business. This is a bad day for change.

Here is the story as it appeared in the newspaper. (more…)

This is really is encouraging. Manufacturers are not having to market their goods with the sale tied to a tax… (more…)

Just saw an episode of “How Things Are Made” on the Discovery channel. They did a profile on a company that makes an inexpensive wind power generator. The components are rather simple, low tech, but it wouldn’t take much for a home owner with the right location to create a wind power company for their neighbours. This system can easily be paired with a solar system to create a “solar wind power” solution. And because the solution is coming Canada, the price is cheaper than buying in the US. I think the Wind Power Canada solution runs around $1,200 Canadian. On the companies site they even have a little diagram to… (more…)