Archive for the 'Electricity: Generation' Category
Alberta’s Electricity Deregulation a Colossal Failure
• July 14, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Electric System Operator, EPCOR, Electricity Costs, Electricity: Deregulation, Alberta Government, Alberta P.C. Party, Electricity: Generation, Power outages, SaskPower, ATCO
Tags: Alberta Government, Alberta PC Party, EPCOR, electricity deregulation, electricity generation, Alberta Electric System Operator, high electricity costs, ATCO, SaskPower, rolling blackouts
More on AESO-Ordered Blackouts Throughout Alberta
• July 10, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta NDP, Alberta P.C. Party, Alberta Wildrose Party, David Eggen, Electricity Costs, Electricity: Deregulation, Electricity: Generation, EPCOR, Industrial Power Consumer's Assoc AB, Joe Anglin, Market Surveillance Administrator, Power outages, Rick Cowburn, TransAlta
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta NDP, Alberta PC Party, Alberta Wildrose Party, blackouts, David Eggen, electricity deregulation, electricity generation, electricity price manipulation, EPCOR, high electricity costs, Industrial Power Consumers Association of Alberta, Joe Anglin, Market Surveillance Administrator, power outages, Rick Cowburn, Transalta, TransAlta fined
More Collusion in Alberta’s Electricity Industry?
• July 9, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, blackouts, Electricity: Coal-fired, Electricity: Generation
Tags: AESO shenanigans, Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, blackouts, Coal-fired electricity, electricity generation, electricity transmission, power outages
Concerns about Alberta’s Power Price Review
• July 4, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Alison Redford, Consumers' Coalition of Alberta, Electricity Costs, Electricity: Deregulation, Electricity: Generation, EPCOR, Retail Market Review Committee, Rick Cowburn, Wendy Armstrong
Tags: Alison Redford, Consumers' Coalition of Alberta, electricity deregulation, electricity generation, EPCOR, high electricity costs, Retail Market Review Committee, Rick Cowburn, Wendy Armstrong
Wildrose Critic to Bird-Dog AltaLink Power Lines
• May 3, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Government, Alberta P.C. Party, Alberta Wildrose Party, AltaLink, Bill 19, Bill 50, Danielle Smith, Electricity: Generation, Joe Anglin, Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre, Ty Lund
Tags: Alberta Government, Alberta PC Party, Alberta provincial election, Alberta Wildrose Party, AltaLink, Bill 19, Bill 50, Danielle Smith, electricity generation, electricity transmission, Joe Anglin, power line opposition, Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre, Ty Lund
Why Support Coal-Fired Power Generation?
• April 28, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Aesthetic Impacts, Agricultural Impacts, Alberta Government, Alberta P.C. Party, Bill 50, Capital Power, Carbon capture project, Carbon emissions, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, Electricity Costs, Electricity: Coal-fired, Electricity: Gas-fired, Electricity: Generation, Enbridge Inc., Enmax, Environmental Impacts, Health Impacts, Heartland Transmission Project, Property Value Impacts, Safety Impacts, Shepard Energy Centre, Tourism Impacts, TransAlta, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Tags: Alberta Government, Alberta PC Party, Bill 50, Capital Power, Carbon capture project, carbon emissions, Coal-fired electricity, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, Enbridge Inc., ENMAX, Heartland Transmission Project, high electricity costs, natural gas-fired electricity, negative power line impacts, power line agriculture impacts, power line environmental impacts, power line health impacts, power line property value impacts, power line safety impacts, power line tourism impacts, power line visual impacts, Shepard Energy Centre, Transalta, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Strathcona-Sherwood Park Candidates’ Views on Heartland Line
• April 22, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Government, Alberta Liberal Party, Alberta P.C. Party, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alberta Wildrose Party, Bill 50, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Dave Quest, Electricity: Generation, Heartland Transmission Project, John Murray, Mike Scott, Paul Nemetchek, Strathcona-Sherwood Park, underground power lines
Tags: Alberta Liberal Party, Alberta NDP, Alberta PC Party, Alberta provincial election, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alberta Wildrose Party, Bill 50, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, Dave Quest, electricity transmission, Heartland Transmission Project, John Murray, Mike Scott, Paul Nemetchek, power line opposition, Strathcona-Sherwood Park constituency, underground power lines
Alberta Leaders’ Debate – Electricity
• April 14, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Liberal Party, Alberta NDP, Alberta P.C. Party, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alberta Wildrose Party, Alison Redford, AltaLink, ATCO Electric, Bill 19, Bill 50, Brian Mason, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Colchester Elementary School, Danielle Smith, Electricity Costs, Electricity: Coal-fired, Electricity: Deregulation, Electricity: Generation, Environmental Impacts, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, Public Opinion Survey, Raj Sherman, SNC-Lavalin, underground power lines
Tags: Alberta Liberal Party, Alberta NDP, Alberta PC Party, Alberta provincial election, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alberta Wildrose Party, Alison Redford, Alison Redford political interference, AltaLink, ATCO Electric, Bill 19, Bill 50, Brian Mason, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, Coal-fired electricity, Colchester Elementary School, Danielle Smith, electricity costs, electricity deregulation, electricity generation, electricity transmission, environmental impact assessment, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, Leaders' debate poll, political donations, power line environmental impacts, power line opposition, Raj Sherman, SNC-Lavalin, underground power lines
Power Lines Reason to Not Vote Progressive Conservative
• April 13, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Aesthetic Impacts, Alberta P.C. Party, Electricity: Coal-fired, Electricity: Generation, Heartland Transmission Project, Peter Sandhu, Teresa Ball, Visual Impacts
Tags: Alberta PC Party, Alberta PC Party arrogance, Alberta PC Party rewarding business, Alberta provincial election, Bill 50, Coal-fired electricity, do not vote Progressive Conservative (PC), electricity generation, Heartland Transmission Project, Peter Sandhu, power line opposition, power line visual impacts, Teresa Ball
Wildrose vs. PCs on Electricity
• April 4, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta P.C. Party, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alberta Wildrose Party, Alison Redford, Bill 50, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Danielle Smith, Electricity Costs, Electricity: Co-generation, Electricity: Coal-fired, Electricity: Gas-fired, Electricity: Generation, Heartland Transmission Project, underground power lines
Tags: Alberta PC Party, Alberta provincial election, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alberta Wildrose Party, Alison Redford, Bill 50, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, Coal-fired electricity, Danielle Smith, electricity cogeneration, electricity costs, electricity gas-fired, electricity generation, Heartland Transmission Project, underground power lines
Electricity Hot Issue on Alberta Campaign Trail
• April 4, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Government, Alberta Liberal Party, Alberta NDP, Alberta P.C. Party, Alberta Wildrose Party, Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater constituency, Bill 50, Bridget Pastoor, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, Electricity Costs, Electricity: Coal-fired, Electricity: Deregulation, Electricity: Generation, Heartland Transmission Project, Jeff Johnson, Kent Prestage, Lethbridge East constituency, Mandy Melnyk, Travis Olson, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Tags: Alberta Government, Alberta Liberal Party, Alberta NDP, Alberta PC Party, Alberta provincial election, Alberta Wildrose Party, Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater constituency, Bill 50, Bridget Pastoor, Coal-fired electricity, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, electricity costs, electricity deregulation, Heartland Transmission Project, Jeff Johnson, Kent Prestage, Lethbridge East constituency, Mandy Melnyk, Travis Olson, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Bill 50 Power Lines in Alberta May Be Stopped
• March 30, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Aesthetic Impacts, Agricultural Impacts, Alberta Government, Alberta Liberal Party, Alberta NDP, Alberta P.C. Party, Alberta Party, Alberta Wildrose Party, Bill 19, Bill 50, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Danielle Smith, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, Electricity: Co-generation, Electricity: Coal-fired, Electricity: Gas-fired, Electricity: Generation, Environmental Impacts, Health Impacts, Heartland Transmission Project, Property Value Impacts, Proximity, Safety Impacts, Tar Sands Upgrader, Tourism Impacts, underground power lines, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Tags: Alberta Government, Alberta Liberal Party, Alberta NDP, Alberta Party, Alberta PC Party, Alberta provincial election, Alberta Wildrose Party, Bill 19, Bill 50, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, Coal-fired electricity, Danielle Smith, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, electricity cogeneration, electricity gas-fired, electricity transmission, Heartland Transmission Project, high voltage power line, negative power line impacts, power line opposition, tar sands upgrader, underground power lines, Western Alberta Transmission Line
NDP Promises to Re-regulate Electricity System
• March 29, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta NDP, Alberta Utilities Commission, Brian Mason, Electricity Costs, Electricity: Deregulation, Electricity: Generation
Tags: Alberta NDP, Alberta provincial election, Alberta Utilities Commission, Brian Mason, electricity costs, electricity deregulation, electricity generation, electricity transmission
Building a Forward-Looking Electricity System
• March 2, 2012 • Leave a CommentPosted in Alberta Government, Electricity Costs, Electricity: Co-generation, Electricity: Coal-fired, Electricity: Gas-fired, Electricity: Generation, Garnett Genuis, Heartland Transmission Project
Tags: Alberta Government, Coal-fired electricity, electricity cogeneration, electricity costs, Garnett Genuis, Heartland Transmission Project, natural gas-fired electricity
Heartland Line Must be Reviewed
• January 22, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Government, Alison Redford, AltaLink, ATCO Electric, Critical Transmission Review Committee, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, Electricity Costs, Electricity: Co-generation, Electricity: Coal-fired, Electricity: Export, Electricity: Gas-fired, Electricity: Generation, Enmax, Heartland Transmission Project, John Kristensen, Tar Sands Upgrader, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Tags: Alberta Government, Alison Redford, AltaLink, ATCO Electric, Coal-fired electricity, Critical Transmission Review Committee, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, electricity cogeneration, electricity costs, electricity export, ENMAX, Heartland Transmission Project, John Kristensen, natural gas-fired electricity, tar sands upgrader, Western Alberta Transmission Line
The Latest from Gary Mar on Power Lines
• September 30, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta P.C. Party, Alberta Utilities Commission, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Electricity: Generation, Gary Mar, underground power lines
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta PC Party, Alberta Utilities Commission, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, electricity generation, Gary Mar, underground power lines
P.C. Leadership Candidates – Power Lines
• September 28, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta P.C. Party, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alison Redford, Bill 50, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Doug Horner, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, Electricity Costs, Electricity: Generation, Gary Mar, Heartland Transmission Project, Property Value Impacts, Proximity, underground power lines, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta PC Party, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alison Redford, Bill 50, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, Doug Horner, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, electricity costs, electricity generation, Gary Mar, Heartland Transmission Project, power line property value impacts, underground power lines, Western Alberta Transmission Line
World-wide Battle Against Overhead Power Lines
• September 19, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Aesthetic Impacts, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, California, Chino Hills, Compensation, Electricity: Generation, Electromagnetic Fields, Environmental Impacts, Health Impacts, Hope For The Hills, Property Value Impacts, Proximity, Safety Impacts, Socio-economic Impacts, Southern California Edison, underground power lines
Tags: Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, California Public Utilities Commission, Chino Hills, electricity generation, Hope For The Hills, lawsuit against Southern California Edison, negative power line impacts, power line aesthetic impacts, power line compensation, power line electromagnetic fields, power line environmental impacts, power line health impacts, power line property value impacts, power line safety impacts, power line socio-economic impacts, Southern California Edison, underground power lines
Everything about Electricity
• April 2, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Electricity Costs, Electricity: Generation
Tags: electricity generation, green power, high electricity costs, smart grid
Are the Lights Really Going to Go Out?
• January 20, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Electric System Operator, Ed Stelmach, Electricity: Coal-fired, Electricity: Generation, TransAlta
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Coal-fired electricity, Ed Stelmach, electricity generation, Transalta
Another 500kV Power Line Route Selected
• December 9, 2010 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, AltaLink, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Compensation, Electricity: Coal-fired, Electricity: Generation, Enmax, Heartland Transmission Project, underground power lines, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, AltaLink, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, Coal-fired electricity, electricity generation, ENMAX, Heartland Transmission Project, power line compensation, underground power lines, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Export of Alberta Electricity
• October 28, 2010 • Comments OffPosted in Electricity: Export, Electricity: Generation, NorthernLights, Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Tags: electricity export, electricity generation, NorthernLights, Western Electricity Coordinating Council
