Buying what "we" already own
From the Ministry of Truth today:
Hydro to Buy Wind PowerRemember, according to Hydro and Glorious Leader themselves, "we own the wind".
January 6, 2007
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro has signed a 20 year power purchase agreement with NeWind Group Inc. to provide wind power to the island from its St. Lawrence wind project. Hydro CEO Ed Martin says they have long-term control over the wind resource. The St. Lawrence project will have nine, 3 megawatt turbines and is expected to generate 100,000 megawatt hours per year and be fully operational by 2008.
How, then, did NeWind get its wind?
Did Glorious Leader "give away" "our" wind?
Why, in the Danny Williams universe, is it OK for the private sector to develop wind power in Newfoundland.... but not in Labrador?
Heaven forfend the private sector ever be encouraged to grow in Labrador!
Why are all proposals for energy development in Labrador on hold — as the former Energy Minister said on Glorious Leader's behalf, "we will not be making any decisions on such large wind development projects until government has its Energy Plan complete — yet similar projects are going ahead in Newfoundland, with or without the completion of the "Energy Plan"?
Do Ed Martin and Glorious Leader own all the wind?
Or are they just clinging on, Smallwoodesquely, to Labrador's?
So, for the gazumpteenth time, it must be asked:
What is the sound, rational, coherent, and articulated basis on which wind power in Labrador is distinguished from wind power in Newfoundland?
posted by WJM @ 5:39 PM
3 Comments:
If we could attach some kind of turbine contraption to Williams' shoes, we might harness the power of his foot stomping, thereby negating any need to develop wind, gas, hydro, oil or anything else. Danny's tantrums are a renewable and predictable resource by all estimation.
Now that's alternative energy thinking!
Perhaps while we're at it, attaching a dynamo to the rapidly-revolving cabinet room door might also reduce dependency on Holyrood!
Besides Ed Byrne's press release statement last year about not giving the thumbs up for the wind farm proposal from the Labrador Metis Nation and Ventus Energy Inc., would there normally be any other written response to the proponent regarding why a proposal was rejected?
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