Pulling the plug on 2.34 square miles of Made In China.
A proposed 607-hectare solar farm is not coming to southern Alberta after provincial officials determined it could cause an increase in bird deaths at Frank Lake, an internationally-recognized bird habitat.
In a decision last week, the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) denied plans for the Foothills Solar Project, which would have consisted of a massive solar farm near High River, Alta., capable of generating up to 150 megawatts of power.
While the solar farm would potentially reduce greenhouse gasses in the province, the negative consequences of possible high bird mortality outweighed the potential benefits, said Geoff Scotton, an AUC spokesperson.
At this moment, Alberta’s existing 1179MW of solar is generating at 0.3% of capacity.
I just drove east on highway 12 and south on 41. The country side is polluted with windmills. You can’t believe the numbers.
Sickening
And three hours from now, Alberta Solar will contribute ZERO.
Maybe we should go back to the good old days where when the sun went down, we all cowered in our hovels until the sun rose the next day?
That’s the progressive plan. Even the light from wood that is burning in our stoves and fireplaces will be outlawed.
Start administering the correct punishment to those government morons and it will stop.
One small victory for peoplekind and critterkind.
“While the solar farm would potentially reduce greenhouse gasses in the province.”
Reduce greenhouse gasses? When is this bullsh!t going to stop?
My thought as well. I would like to kick the ass of everyone who thinks CO2 is a greenhouse gas and a pollutant. They are stupid to live.
“While the solar farm would potentially reduce greenhouse gasses in the province, the negative consequences of possible high bird mortality outweighed the potential benefits, said Geoff Scotton, an AUC spokesperson.”
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Okay, dissect this sentence. Either the AUC does not believe that climate change is a catastrophic issue, or they value the lives of birds above those of humans.
Over 2 square miles for 150MW. No way they would ever generate enough power to replace the coal burned in China to make them.
+++Greg
Yes but just think of all of the jobs that would be available by hiring people for snow and dust removal from the solar panels. It would be full employment. /s
Kill the birds and the insect world will cheer and then eat all of OUR food.
These eco shits don’t think ahead.
I think it is necessary to have functioning brain to think. I doubt there is good one in any of them.
We’re supposed to eat the bugs, so win/win/win for the eco tards
There is ALREADY a solar panel ‘farm’ being assembled north of High River between highway 2 & 2A – beside the river. (Frank Lake is east). Acres and acres of the damn things. Grazing land (could be crops but the owner used for grazing) now turned into a death trap for surrounding wildlife. Believe the Notley NDP govt approved – but Kenney did nothing to stop it.
Snow and dust will constantly be a problem and there is so little room between the rows of panels barely a person can fit to do any ‘dusting’.
Every trip north on 2A is now a bloody eye sore. Quite the price tag to virtue signal.
I still don’t understand why people think solar is scalable enough to replace (or even supplement) prime generation. It is, at best, a building-by-building solution and will likely never be anything else. Similarly wind.
We use about 300kwh per month.
Thats 10 kwh per day.
10 x 100w panels might get it there during peak solar, enough to run the lites, radio, maybe boil water for coffee?
Still need a grid-tye and all the fees.
Kinda useless.