This is a fascinating thread. Thank you everyone for your details and expertise.
Politicians spend their time about"leaving a legacy" issues. Yet what allows modern civilization to occur is electricity, transportation, water, sewage treatment, and the rule of law. I'm comforted to know we have intelligent folks managing the details as demonstrated by this thread. Let's hope the politicians can stay out of the way for as long as possible.
BTW, I found this on the Manitoba Hydro website:
https://www.hydro.mb.ca/corporate/electricity_exports/saskpower.shtml
Hydro will sell 100 MW of power to Saskatchewan in a 20 year contract starting in 2020, and build a new 230 KV transmission line. At the exorbitant cost of the latest hydro dam I'm sure Manitoban's are still losing money on this sale, but at least it's locked in cash flow. Electricity rates will double over the next 20 years due to renewing infrastructure and the huge costs of the last few dams that the province really didn't need. But the previous governments were hoping an American carbon tax/cap-and-trade for C02 would generate a great demand for Manitoba's clean electricity. Who would have predicted fracking? If I knew then what I know now, I would not have spent the money on geothermal heat for our house.
Politicians spend their time about"leaving a legacy" issues. Yet what allows modern civilization to occur is electricity, transportation, water, sewage treatment, and the rule of law. I'm comforted to know we have intelligent folks managing the details as demonstrated by this thread. Let's hope the politicians can stay out of the way for as long as possible.
BTW, I found this on the Manitoba Hydro website:
https://www.hydro.mb.ca/corporate/electricity_exports/saskpower.shtml
Hydro will sell 100 MW of power to Saskatchewan in a 20 year contract starting in 2020, and build a new 230 KV transmission line. At the exorbitant cost of the latest hydro dam I'm sure Manitoban's are still losing money on this sale, but at least it's locked in cash flow. Electricity rates will double over the next 20 years due to renewing infrastructure and the huge costs of the last few dams that the province really didn't need. But the previous governments were hoping an American carbon tax/cap-and-trade for C02 would generate a great demand for Manitoba's clean electricity. Who would have predicted fracking? If I knew then what I know now, I would not have spent the money on geothermal heat for our house.