tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082786308862898980.post4217026768375100799..comments2024-03-05T14:15:43.881-05:00Comments on Cold Air: Ontario's Electricity System Halfway into 2011Scott Lufthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09219859339423144673noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082786308862898980.post-40912139623779974422013-04-24T16:50:17.836-04:002013-04-24T16:50:17.836-04:00all the time i used to read smaller content which ...all the time i used to read smaller content which as well clear their motive, and that <br />is also happening with this paragraph which I am reading at this time.<br /><br /><br /><br />Here is my website :: <a href="http://www.tonystainsbury.co.uk/wiki/GenevaatBeauregardhi" rel="nofollow">airplane simulation games</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082786308862898980.post-44396010964527762282013-02-27T13:23:10.480-05:002013-02-27T13:23:10.480-05:00I do not drop a ton of comments, but I glanced thr...I do not drop a ton of comments, but I glanced through some <br />comments here "Ontario's Electricity System Halfway into 2011".<br />I do have a few questions for you if you do not mind.<br />Could it be simply me or does it give the impression like a few of the remarks look like they are written by brain dead individuals?<br />:-P And, if you are posting at additional places, I'd like to follow anything fresh you have to post. 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I checked the OPA site and the contract looked to already exist for refurbishing units 3 and 4 at Bruce A.<br />Bruce B is the blind spot for me.<br />80% replacement needs I just don't believe - I blogged on the Conference Board report to refute that. Off the top of my head, over 4000MW of CCGT was added since 2007, and the hydro plants will need work, but not replacement cost work. There's 10,000MW right there. As I stated, if the Bruce A and B refurbs complete without incident, we are at about 20000MW of capacity for 25 years or more, fairly cheaply. <br />I hope you are right on cars, but if that happens I think a breakthrough in storage (batteries) will have occurred, and that has implications for baseload too.Scott Lufthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09219859339423144673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082786308862898980.post-18062675540641776902011-07-03T18:36:36.075-04:002011-07-03T18:36:36.075-04:00Scott... If you look into it Pickering is set for ...Scott... If you look into it Pickering is set for a refurbishment in 2014 and Darlington are to be retired around 2018. With regard to demand, the serious issue of Peak Oil will steer a return to electric vehicles that will drive demand to far exceed todays generating capacity. With regard to Price of electricity, the prices today are based on a fleet of generating sources that have long been paid for. Given that about 80% of Ontarios' generating capacity need replacement by 2020, the new cost of electricity will be based on New equipment, be it Nuclear, NatGas, Hydro or other renewables.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082786308862898980.post-57821905271685976482011-07-03T16:50:16.799-04:002011-07-03T16:50:16.799-04:00The analysis doesn't deal with those issues di...The analysis doesn't deal with those issues directly. I think that is where the direction is being steered, but let's be clear on the starting point. Demand is stagnant, supply is increasing and price is dropping - that is how a market requests supply be reduced.<br />Unrelated to the post, but to your comment, I think Darlington will be retired around 2050, and Pickering will likely operate as the refurb is done at Darlington. I'm less certain about Bruce B, but I've posted in the past 8 refurbished Bruce units and 4 at Darlington are likely sufficient. Within a year Bruce 1 and 2 should provide a better idea on the costing of that program - but what the government planned in the supply mix directive seemed realistic.Scott Lufthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09219859339423144673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082786308862898980.post-91975878810036982882011-07-03T10:25:23.782-04:002011-07-03T10:25:23.782-04:00How does your analysis account for the retirement ...How does your analysis account for the retirement of Darlington and Pickering Nuclear Facilities and the highly likely Cost overruns that will be the outcome of any contracting process for new Nuclear?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com