FCC1982
Senior Member
Seems encouraging if that amount of investment comes to the province
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General Construction Updates
- Thread starter Surrealplaces
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DougB
Senior Member
The Province seems to be throwing as
roadblocks to data center development despite its stated intent otherwise. The two biggest are
-delay in announcing the market rules under REM (Restructured Energy Market). The REM initiative was announced in 2023 in response to high prices. Market conditions have changed and pricing is now so low that it isn't attracting new investment in generation, which is an unavoidable part of the cycle. Uncertainty over the new rules is avoidable and the Province seems to be dragging its feet over fear of not delivering lower prices. AESO should adopt rules similar to ERCOT (Texas) which are tried and true. That will mean shorter pricing intervals, location marginal prices (different prices at different locations within the grid) and a transmission pricing model that considers congestion and discourages building supply far away from demand
-restricting local politics from delaying permits