DougB
Senior Member
Besides Cedar LNG, no large energy projects have proceeded since the new impact assessment act came into place. I suspect the CER will be victim number 2 after CBC once deconstructing Trudeaupia is in full force
A site in NW AB only makes sense for gas generation due to proximity to the Montney. Data centers pull so much energy they would require massive transmission upgrades that would difficult to sell to other consumers. I suspect this project will include massive behind the fence generation and will not be licensed to pull substantial grid load.
Wind is poorly suited for data centers as they run at near constant capacity. A developer may sign a wind PPA as a PR move, but it wouldn't be to supply the actual data center.
Greenfield nuclear could not come online fast enough to meet the timelines of a data center project.
Given BC Hydro's impending supply crisis, I doubt it will be seeking any additional export capacity. https://www.google.com/amp/s/globalnews.ca/news/10217271/bc-energy-supply-warning/amp/
A site in NW AB only makes sense for gas generation due to proximity to the Montney. Data centers pull so much energy they would require massive transmission upgrades that would difficult to sell to other consumers. I suspect this project will include massive behind the fence generation and will not be licensed to pull substantial grid load.
Wind is poorly suited for data centers as they run at near constant capacity. A developer may sign a wind PPA as a PR move, but it wouldn't be to supply the actual data center.
Greenfield nuclear could not come online fast enough to meet the timelines of a data center project.
Given BC Hydro's impending supply crisis, I doubt it will be seeking any additional export capacity. https://www.google.com/amp/s/globalnews.ca/news/10217271/bc-energy-supply-warning/amp/
