Alberta suspends green energy project approvals for 6 months

In a move that stunned everyone, Alberta's government has decided to put a six-month pause on new renewable energy project permits in the province.
The United Conservative government called for the province's utilities regulator to hold an inquiry into wind and solar energy plant developments, asking the Alberta Utilities Commission to consider new rules such as mandatory reclamation security requirements, the impact of renewables on the province's electrical grid, and development on agricultural or environmental lands.
Critics say those factors are already considered, and that it comes at a questionable time, with the Canadian federal government and the U.S. government pushing towards a net-zero electricity grid in 12 years.
Global News' Kyle Benning has more.
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[@saxonthegermanshepherd2809]

Bird lives matter

[@bccoaster8533]

Build more gasoline refineries to bring more production and lower gas prices already

[@josephsmith594]

Notice the moratorium applies only to renewables, when all the concerns expressed, and more, can apply equally to fossil fuel generation plants.

[@lebaroncars]

Suspend this nonsense and scam forever ! arrest those criminals pushing for this .

[@georgesimon6041]

Good, now 9 more provinces need to develop a spine.

[@Osprey23-o8l]

@@rightwingcollectiveiqyou need to do the math on wind and solar projects. Companies ESG departments have cancelled many of these projects before they start. They waste resources and create no sustainable energy. They are government make work feel good projects. We need to do smart energy projects. Even most off the grid projects are not sustainable.

[@savedrotex]

Awesome, I am with the UCP on this one. These renewables are over hyped

[@YukiPyro]

​@rightwingcollectiveiq Meanwhile as you mock the other side, the side you voted for is doing the exact same stuff. Inflation gone up, home prices unaffordable..

[@pin65371]

@@rightwingcollectiveiq I think the biggest issue is right now they need to look at the storage side more. We have a lot of renewables coming online. I know there is a pumped hydro project being worked on and there are talks of some compressed air storage projects but those take a bit to get up and running. There is no point in only having cheap power for part of the day. We need consistency. I dont agree with halting projects though. Just tell companies any new projects will need to wait. This is going to do damage to Albertas reputation. Companies stopped investing in new oil projects because of uncertainty and this will do the same thing.. I also think it wouldnt be a bad idea for the government to invest in a transmission corridor across the country. Saskatchewan and Alberta can produce a lot of renewable energy but struggles to store it. Manitoba is mostly wind and hydro. If the wind is blowing in Alberta and Saskatchewan then sending power to Manitoba means they can use less hydro. Then when we need power they can produce more hydro and feed it back to us. Same thing with BC. One nice thing with hydro dams is they can essentially just shut them off if they dont need the power. That all costs money and a lot of time though which nobody really wants to deal with. You'd be looking at like 5 billion plus just for Alberta to Winnipeg.

[@MachineBone]

@@YukiPyro Great what-about-ism that has nothing to do with anything that Guy was talking about. you probably do this all the time: not address any of the criticism just criticize other people and hope they forget you didn’t answer.

[@watching-the-watchers55]

This will give a rest for a while to these inefficient, unsightly wind powered bird and bat killers. Good move Alberta!

[@josephsmith594]

Because coal and gas plants are SO good for birds and bats. 🙄

[@derek8564]

@@josephsmith594 why is it turbines vs coal and gas plants? China is the one building coal plants still, go after them 😆

[@watching-the-watchers55]

@@josephsmith594 Question: What is used to back up the power generated from wind farms on those windless days? Answer : Diesel Powered generation and Electricity generated from other sources. Green Energy - a waste of tax dollars and a waste of time.

[@cgtrout]

@@watching-the-watchers55Diesel isn't used for power generation in Alberta. Natural gas however is used extensively. While renewable energy is variable in its output, it is vastly cheaper per megawatt and therefore it is smart to use it as part of the grid.

[@larrymccue8097]

And I work for an oil company 😏

[@jeffros6739]

Wind power power seems unreliable and a maintenance nightmare. It won't he windmills powering the companies that fabricate windmills. Taking a good hard look at that is reasonable. Solar technology is where it's at.

[@SonjaMorrison-i7j]

No surprise there

[@chrthewrestler2301]

we need that.... more green energy so it can be more cost effective. our bills are unafforable now ......

[@thecelticcanuck]

anyone who uses the word stakeholders - is making an entirely different statement.

[@djrj9367]

Hey I got an idea why dont we process our own raw resources 😂instead of sending oil across the world to in turn just buy it back 😂

[@marcinhibner9507]

It's over powered for areas just enough as i see it and it's nice to see the wind farms and photovoltaic lakes :) and in time the shapes and forms will change. New innovations which are already ready to be picked up for better deal = why pay more for ever changing energy power need and patents which are clocked timed with all tech ideas cascading and filtering real need from all in areas spaces of need towards the need in and affordability to make it happen in checked feasible moments in time:)

[@ftrudeau]

Go Danielle Go! Green is fake!

[@frankcastle2045]

Wind and solar are 💩💩

[@TrudeausBlackFace]

Alberta Energy & Hydrocarbons Are The Most Ethical & Responsibly Produced In The World. With The Most Stringent Norms & Regulations. Second To None. Fact. No Other Country Or Significant Jurisdiction Comes Close. Keep drilling baby! Demand Will Stay High For Another Until At Least 2050 According To EIA.

[@Osprey23-o8l]

Fact. Wind and solar are not sustainable. Do the math. Private companies would be making their own power if it was. They are a huge waste of resources and prevent advancement on real improvements.

[@Conada1002]

Good

[@djrj9367]

Just make vortex bladeless windmills . Technology has come a far ways since the 70s so sad the people that run this world dont keep up with technology. But they want to tell us we are wrong 😂

[@faisal-ca]

Alberta produces about 90 percent electricity using fossil fuels as per Canada energy board. Some solar and wind farms won't make much of a change anyway.

[@MachineBone]

Yeah we should just give up and not try anything. Because that 10% doesn’t really matter right?

[@faisal-ca]

@@MachineBone Try the jurisdiction where you have support. AB under UCP will never allow diversification of energy. They are digging a pit for themselves because the world won't care about AB's fossil fuels once they find alternate energy sources. Then, these guys will realize their mistakes.

[@larrymccue8097]

The wicked witch of the west strikes again.

[@worstknightmayor4439]

There is 9 massive wind mills here in Ontario down the road from me . They only spin maybe one third of the time. Seems like a waste of money.

[@MachineBone]

It’s crazy that Your made up anecdote reinforces your worldview. Also your complete lack of understanding of how they work also probably plays a role. Like we should stop growing apples, I got one tree down my street and they only like grow apples for like three months a year. Seems like a waste of money. /s

[@Megafoot2164]

......because you need to research the answer, which is very easy to do on this thing called " the internet " ! I would tell you the answer but then you'd never learn anything new on your own, without someone holding your hand. Now go put your big boy pants on and go look it up . 0_o

[@mujkocka]

Sensible albertans need to get rid of smith!

[@Jeckle6633]

She making it harder for you to collect your welfare?

[@Themiddleman416]

LOL, other way around. Clearly you didn't pay attention to what Notley did to Alberta last time around.

[@Osprey23-o8l]

How did you Socialist get into Alberta after hard working people built it?

[@khanh604]

Damn they slow. Got pay by hours or something?

[@mujkocka]

It’s ok. More carbon tax please. Extra for the province not meeting minimum co2 reduction target

[@on2thenextthing]

Carbon tax contributions, the same as watching your money disappear into thin air.

[@derekwoodford9955]

@@on2thenextthing but the grift is, it ends up in the pockets of already very wealthy and corrupt people.

[@derekwoodford9955]

@@marktwain168 haha! Yes.

[@RedTeamBlueTeam]

What target is that?

[@watching-the-watchers55]

@@RedTeamBlueTeam Net-Zero. It means that when you breathe out you can't expel CO2. Try it for a while.

[@freedhhhhhhumb]

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[@deftone330]

Imagine thinking freedom is stupid