Muskrat Falls electricity prices… again #nlpoli
The infamous JM is at it again."Top 10 Muskrat Myths" (via Uncle Gnarley) rebuts 10 of the arguments in favour of Muskrat Falls. All of this has been argued before…
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Nalcor and the Eff In Way #nlpoli
Over at Uncle Gnarley, JM’s at it again with the first of a two-parter on Nalcor and its problems with forecasting for Muskrat Falls. Nalcor assumed that they would get…
Silence is the perfect expression of scorn #nlpoli
by JM and EGH The BBC online news magazine carried an article on March 10 that should be of interest to all those following the Muskrat Falls debate. “Do massive…
If Nalcor got the peak load wrong #nlpoli
The rolling blackouts on the island of Newfoundland could warn of bigger problems to come, if a new paper by the analyst JM is correct. Underestimating peak load and the…
JM’s assessment of the UARB Decision #nlpoli
According to the commentator JM, the implementation of the Utility and Review Board conditional approval will mean that “Nova Scotia will receive 60% of the power, for what amounts to…
Muskrat Falls: delayed dividends, more equity needed #nlpoli
The provincial “mid-year” financial update included a familiar claim about the Muskrat Falls project: We estimate that the province will see revenues in excess of $20 billion over 50 years…
Adding the technical to the legal on the WMA #nlpoli
“We are potentially paying 6.4 Billion for 170 MW of firm power, which will just be enough to meet the Emera commitment,” notes JM in discussing one scenario in his…
Muskrat Falls – The Importance of Transparency #nlpoli
Nalcor will install new generating capacity at Portland Creek in the mid-2030s despite having about 1200 gigawatt hours of electricity available from Muskrat Falls. In his latest assessment – Muskrat…