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Solar is Awesome

[veracruz]

I use solar in Alberta and it is awesome. When the tech on clear solar panels catches up, I will seriously drive to have them installed on my house as windows. Few people actually realize how fast this tech is moving. Come on Alberta NDP, let me go 100% renewable, this coal BS is killing us. For once lets put the peoples health first, corporate market share 2nd. The economy will thrive if you release the transition. I will pump 10s of thousands in renewables into my home if you help me with a little tweaking.

[veracruz]

https://www.vulcanadvocate.com/2015/10/08/proposed-solar-project-would-be-largest-in-western-canada About an hour south of Calgary, is set to become a solar dream. Opportunity abounds..... I sure don't hear much of AXY in Alberta. Sure hope they are casting a few lines this way. 55% of the electrical generation is coal and requires replacing.

[materialsgirl]

https://www.energy.alberta.ca/electricity/682.asp Veracruz; I was surprised when you said that coal accounts for 55% of electricity in Alberta.  I thought that it was close to 80% with essentially zero hydro and zero nuclear. Your 55% number seems correct with 35% coming from natural gas.  I am guessing that there are ongoing conversions from coal to gas just like in the USA. I think

[bob4977]

Its easy to be in favour of natural gas over coal when nat gas sells for barely over $2 per btu but the choices were not so compelling when we were looking at nat gas prices over $10. I think the changeover price is at about $4 for nat gas. Keystone XL is such a dud. What is the purpose of getting even more oil into an already flooded market. Canada needs to get their oil to a port so they can get

[materialsgirl]

bob4977; It is true that ir is easier to switch when gas is $2.  The $10 you referred to goes back 6 or 7 years I think. The point here is that gas is available in Alberta  and Albertans do not have right to massively pollute the earth.  The direct price is that USA and BC and maybe eastern provinces will give thumbs down to pipelines. Alberta needs to switch to natural gas ($2