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Electricity generation with 100% renewables is a fantasy
(December 3, 2022) Breaking down the high cost of renewables based on the data.
Posted in Costs, Energy Probe News, Renewables
Tagged Andrew Roman, electricity, IESO, renewables, solar, wind
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Achtung, Ontario! Renewables are a money pit
Germany’s $412-billion lesson for Ontario. Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Energy, Renewables
Tagged Alternative Energy, Brady Yauch, Germany, Green Energy Act, Ontario
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Energy bills go up again, regulator points finger at renewables
(April 21, 2014) Ontario’s renewable energy producers are largely to blame for the coming price hike for ratepayers.
Lawrence Solomon: North America slow to reverse renewables projects, but its turn will come soon
(April 7, 2014) Only those in fantasyland should expect a contract to be sacrosanct when one party to the transaction makes the law. Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Energy, Energy Probe News, Renewables
Tagged democracy, Ontario, Ontario Liberals, renewables, subsidies, wind energy, wind turbines
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Lawrence Solomon: Renewables now bigger than nuclear
(May 18, 2011) The world now has more renewable electricity capacity than nuclear capacity, according to a recent report from the Worldwatch Institute. According to its World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2010–2011, just four types of renewables — wind, small-scale hydro, solar, and biomass – accounted for 381 gigawatts (GW) of capacity at the end of 2010, edging past nuclear power’s 375 GW of capacity. Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Energy, Renewables
Tagged biomass, coal, electricity, fossil fuel generation, green energy, industrial wind turbines, IWT, Lawrence Solomon, natural gas, nuclear, power prices, renewables, solar electricity, subsidies, wind, wind farms, wind power, wind turbines, windmills, Worldwatch
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Junk Science Week — Lawrence Solomon: Levelling coal makes wind look good
(May 25, 2023) U.S. use of ‘levelized costs of energy’ distorts by counting taxes and subsidies.
The impossible green dream
(July 12, 2022) Instead of refurbishing an old and deteriorating natural gas pipeline that has served Ottawa for 65 years, Ottawa is investing instead in a fantasy strategy it calls its Energy Evolution plan. Unfortunately, Ottawa is not alone in … Continue reading
Russia’s war has started The Great U-Turn
(June 26, 2022) The West’s net zero policies, pursued too rapidly, with the wrong technologies, and without regard to energy security, has financed Russia’s war on Ukraine. The Great U-Turn back to fossil fuels has already begun in Europe.
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Ottawa is committing suicide
(June 24, 2022) Will Ottawa be the first capital city to die a woke death?
All that glitters isn’t green. Or renewable.
(February 3, 2022) “Green” is used as a political obedience button. We are expected to agree, without closely examining proposed laws and policies. After all, how could it be bad if it’s green? We are not expected to ask “green in … Continue reading
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