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For the first time in more than 150 years, Alberta’s electricity is coal free (www.theglobeandmail.com)
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Coal accounted for 80 per cent of Alberta’s electricity grid in the early 2000s and it still amounted to 60 per cent just 10 years ago. When phasing out coal was just an idea being batted around, many said it couldn’t be done. This is not dissimilar to the rhetoric today around decarbonizing the grid. But Alberta’s experience phasing out coal shows environmental progress of this magnitude is possible.

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[–] ikidd 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

https://renewablesassociation.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/EN-2023-Map.png

Alberta produces 2-3X more energy per capita from wind and solar than any other province, and has almost as much renewable energy storage than the rest of Canada put together.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Thats awesome, but leaves out the fact that BC and Ontario do it by Hydro Electric dams, so solar and wind is less attractive

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Manitoba too! Net exporter of hydro.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Quebec does hydro. Ontario just calls it that, but majority comes from nuclear.

It probably wasn't that good for propaganda to call it "Nuclear One" when they've privatized the crown corporation.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Ha yeah, Ontario says it is only 1/3rd actual hydro power

[–] ikidd 0 points 4 months ago

Well, I guess we all work with what we got, huh.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Battery storage, I presume. Many other provinces don't need the storage due to the ability to vary the output from dams.