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Originally Posted by WarrenC12
That's an interesting map, what is the source?
Are the transmission lines relevant to "potential" or just there for illustrative purposes?
Looking at the scale of that map (which is a mess), we wouldn't need 4 times as many, likely something like 1.5 times in the Okanagan area.
Looks like we have tons of wind potential too.
At the end of the day, transmission lines cross provincial borders. You could argue we're better off buying Alberta solar than building our own damns.
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I think small scale / local solar production in BC would be great (such as on rooftops, above parking lots, and even vacant lots within urban areas) but I really don’t want to see any major solar farms in BC.
Now, hear me out, the reason for this is because in southern BC the two regions that receive the most sunshine are also the two regions with the most critically endangered ecosystems, the Gary Oak / Douglas Fir biom of the south coast and the bunchgrass / Ponderosa bioms of the southern interior. These eco zones are also very limited in area in our province and are already among the most developed and urbanized regions. We don’t need to have another pressure put on them (I would hate to see large areas of sagebrush in the Thompson Valley for example be plowed over for a massive solar plant).
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