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Originally Posted by SFUVancouver
Furthermore, hydroelectric power is extremely cost-effective to operate and facilities have long service lives, both of which are attractive to BC Hydro as an operator, not just a power purchaser.
With that said, the cost of Site C is truly remarkable compared to the amount of power it will produce. 680MW, if that's accurate, honestly isn't very much production capacity for a facility allegedly to exceed $10B in capital costs. [Edit: the Site C website says that dam will produce about 1,100MW and the estimated construction cost was $7.9B($2011)] |
Site C is a new dam being built in an enviro-hippy, non-French part of Canada, in the 21st Century.
I'm surprised it's actually going forwards.
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