100% Self-Sustaining Renewable Energy Project in PEI

[Reverend Blair]

This, the third post in the thread, is negative towards the proposed idea. No substance, no arguement, just a distraction about "oh, the oil and gas people don't get subsidies".
Sure they do, thanks Rev. But the doubt was sown, the argument derailed. Distraction is an effective tactic that serves the Elites in their manipulation of the facts.

That's their main tactic. They don't like information that contradicts them, so they try to denigrate it. I don't think Senathos was terribly successful in his little ploy though...his attempt to write off the Walrus an "indie media source" showed him to be both unaware of the role of indie media and ignorant of a fairly large and important Canadian magazine venture. It also showed that he could not be bothered to do any research beyond the internet, which makes one wonder why he would criticise independent media sources.

But this begs the larger question - are these naysayers really THAT brainwashed into believing the whole system is NOT tilted favorably and unfairly towards oil and gas?
How do we get them to see the truth - will it take a hurricane season like this, or will it have to be told to him by King Ralph himself for these people to believe it? That will never happen - he has so much to lose in his favoured position.

That they won't see the truth is less important than their attempts to keep the truth from others.

 

[Durgan]

Read the story and come back to his forum. There is a lot of information to dispel ignorance.

http://cowtaene.notlong.com

When the wind stops the electricity stops flowing. There must always be backup to support wind power for total reliability. We in the west will accept nothing less than 100% reliability. Wind power has its uses.

Durgan.

 

[Reverend Blair]

When the wind stops the electricity stops flowing.

[sarcasm]No, really?[/sarcasm]

You are making the magic bullet argument..."There is no single magic bullet, so we shouldn't even try."

It completely ignores that there are several other kinds of power. No wind? Hydro is still feeding the grid. So is tidal power. So is solar. Plus the requirements are reduced because you have a bunch of small generators as well as large, centralised ones. We also need to conserve. Why is that light on? Are you leaving the TV on for the dogs to watch? Do you really need to stick your tongue in the socket every time you walk by?

 

[MMMike]

It also ignores a lot of other realities - that winds die down mostly at night when the power demand is reduced, and that wind is not uniform across the country, or even a region. If you spread out your wind generating capacity enough, areas of low wind will balance with areas of higher wind producing a more stable output.

 

[Walter]

Non-Renewable Resources Never Really Run Out
https://mises.org/wire/non-renewable-resources-never-really-run-out

Did PEI ever get to the point of selling excess energy? Nope.

 

[Hoid]

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/e...e-and-energy/wind-energy-prince-edward-island

Yep

Is all of PEI’s wind energy used by Islanders?
The majority of the time the Wind Energy produced on the Island is used on the Island. There are several times a year when PEI is producing more wind energy than the base load on the Island and therefore PEI becomes an energy exporter. All of the energy from the PEI Energy Corporation Wind Farms is sold to Maritime Electric for use by Islanders and more than half of the Island's 204 MW of wind capacity is used by Island utilities. Some of the Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) associated with PEI Wind Farms are sold on the open market and processed all over North America through Green Energy Retailers.