Comments by "Neolithic Transit Revolution" (@neolithictransitrevolution427) on "" video.

I really don't know how you can call the province leading in both solar and wind a laggard. I get BC and Quebec were lucky enough to have hydro, and Ontario is smart enough to have nuclear 50 years ago, but as far as new green tech goes Alberta is on Canada's cutting edge.
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I think there is reason to blame Alberta, but I also think you are being somewhat disingenuous. Alberta has far more renewable capacity than any other Canadian province when you exclude hydro. You compare to texas, but texas has a peak load in the summer, Alberta peaks in the winter, and is farther North, making solar more difficult to use in the winter. California relies on an enormous amount of cross jurisdiction trading; Alberta SHOULD have beyter connection to BC, but does not. If you are referring Denmark or something in Europe, ditto. And China is an entirely Seperate conversation including cheap dispatchable coal, massive transmission, and an industrial policy that goes far beyond installing renewables.
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@River_68 Alberta has been speaking about renewable mandates under multiple governments before Trump was ever elected.
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@heronimousbrapson863 the UCP is certainly trying to undermine confidence in new investment. But some of the changes, like on site storage, I think will actually be beneficial in the long run. But even with just existing capacity, Alberta is still the national leader. I'm not trying to defend the UCP. But I do think the rest of Canada is a little hard on Alberta when it's clearly been the leader. I get that hydro is technically renewable, but from a grid operator perspective it's obviously entirely different. And even with all the new restrictions, it's far easier to develop a private wind/solar farm and connect to the grid in Alberta than any other province..
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@StephenRoss-po1rp correct take. This argument is like hearing people debate having eggs for breakfast or steak for dinner like they are some how in competition
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@River_68 to gas comes from oil... Not really. Most oil comes from the oil sands, which use NG not produce it.
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@StephenRoss-po1rp here I disagree with you. The transition will be far faster. I believe Canada can be a long term producer, but it will be at much lower prices and pushing out competition. China has 1000GW/year of solar panel manufacturering capacity and produced more EVs than North America produced vehicles last year. China is not the only nation in the market or growing capacity. The speed of the build out will continue to increase and the economics of oil will be rapidly and drastically impacted..
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@StephenRoss-po1rp I did include EVs in the same sentence as solar panels. I think it's fairly clear how I am suggesting the two together will impact oil demand..
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@StephenRoss-po1rp lol, I like to rationalize it by saying that like a manic pixie dream girl into wicca China has decided to build it's economy around crystals that turn sunlight into energy. I agree with you that oil will exist at scale 50 years into the future. But I think people need to realize it won't be black gold. Much like the rust belt never stopped producing steel, it stopped producing wealth. I think people fail to remember oil is worth what a bunch of Sheikhs on the other side of the world say it is. It's not a free market. I don't say this disparagingly, but of course you made a good living, you worked in the world's most monopolized resource. I also defend our oil industry. I think we can out survive the petrostates of the middle East and grow our production. Heavy crude can be used for jet fuel as gasoline demand falls. But ultimately it must be understood China does not care about economics and will do anything to avoid oil dependence. And as consequence, will dump cheap technology on the world to undermine oil producing countries like ourselves and the US toward the goal of making the world dependent on themselves..
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@StephenRoss-po1rp @StephenRoss-po1rp lol, I like to rationalize it by saying that like a manic pixie dream girl into wicca China has decided to build it's economy around crystals that turn sunlight into energy. I agree with you that oil will exist at scale 50 years into the future. But I think people need to realize it won't be black gold. Much like the rust belt never stopped producing steel, it stopped producing wealth. I think people fail to remember oil is worth what a bunch of Sheikhs on the other side of the world say it is. It's not a free market. I don't say this disparagingly, but of course you made a good living, you worked in the world's most monopolized resource. I also defend our oil industry. I think we can out survive the petrostates of the middle East and grow our production. Heavy crude can be used for jet fuel as gasoline demand falls. But ultimately it must be understood China does not care about economics and will do anything to avoid oil dependence. And as consequence, will dump cheap technology on the world to undermine oil producing countries like ourselves and the US toward the goal of making the world dependent on themselves.
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@StephenRoss-po1rp lol, I like to rationalize it by saying that like a manic pixie dream girl into wicca China has decided to build it's economy around crystals that turn sunlight into energy. I agree with you that oil will exist at scale 50 years into the future. But I think people need to realize it won't be black gold. Much like the rust belt never stopped producing steel, it stopped producing wealth. I think people fail to remember oil is worth what a bunch of Sheikhs on the other side of the world say it is. It's not a free market. I don't say this disparagingly, but of course you made a good living, you worked in the world's most monopolized resource. I also defend our oil industry. I think we can out survive the petrostates of the middle East and grow our production. Heavy crude can be used for jet fuel as gasoline demand falls. But ultimately it must be understood China does not care about economics and will do anything to avoid oil dependence. And as consequence, will dump cheap technology on the world to undermine oil producing countries like ourselves and the US toward the goal of making the world dependent on themselves..
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@StephenRoss-po1rp lol, I like to rationalize it by saying that like a manic pixie dream girl into wicca China has decided to build it's economy around crystals that turn sunlight into energy. I agree with you that oil will exist at scale 50 years into the future. But I think people need to realize it won't be black gold. Much like the rust belt never stopped producing steel, it stopped producing wealth. I think people fail to remember oil is worth what a bunch of Sheikhs on the other side of the world say it is. It's not a free market. I don't say this disparagingly, but of course you made a good living, you worked in the world's most monopolized resource. I also defend our oil industry. I think we can out survive the petrostates of the middle East and grow our production. Heavy crude can be used for jet fuel as gasoline demand falls. But ultimately it must be understood China does not care about economics and will do anything to avoid oil dependence. And as consequence, will dump cheap technology on the world to undermine oil producing countries like ourselves and the US toward the goal of making the world dependent on themselves..
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@hardcoreherbivore4730 I would agree Alberta is very well suited for solar. But Texas is certainly more suited, solar very obviously pairs well with high AC demand. Cold front sheer winds and 5pm sunsets are absolutely issues Alberta faces. I have high confidence in batteries to avoid the need for constant NG backup to cover sudden solar shutdowns and extend into the evening. But Alberta isn't behind the curve on this, batteries only recently became commerical viable and Alberta has hundreds of Mws under development..
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@heronimousbrapson863 well that's not true, most provinces have more grid connection to another country than another province
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@hardcoreherbivore4730 I copy and paste into notepad and check if it posted later lol. But also, I find the @ situation is better if you enter the post instead of replying to the reply, if you get my meaning. That said, can confirm I don't pay all that much attention to Smith as she is rock dumb. Calgary has the one connection, and that is used drastically under capacity. A site C to Edmonton line would be good..
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