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Originally Posted by darkharbour
That’s not possible, since the only way that Burchill’s power reaches customers is through the dedicated transmission lines SJ Energy was forced to build themselves when NB Power refused to allow them to use their transmission lines.
On top of that, the wind farm has a contract with SJ Energy to deliver its power exclusively to the utility, that was part of the terms that were agreed to when the utility issued a call for proposals to develop a wind farm on that land in the first place.
The freeloading accusations from NB Power stemmed from the concept that NB Power views the ups and downs of the wind farm generation as a liability of sorts, whereby they are forced to adjust the amount of energy they supply to SJ Energy throughout the course of the day rather than being able to assume a more predictable figure. One would assume that the new solar farm would help level that fluctuation a bit, as solar power often performs well when wind does not [and visa versa, although not always], so maybe it would reduce the surcharges NB Power has sought to extract from SJ Energy for the fact they are a more progressive and competent energy utility than NB Power could ever dream of being.
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Interesting, thanks for clarifying. Though I wonder, was that contract signed in perpetuity?
Any contract can be subject to renegotiation. So what might not be likely in the short term, could be possible in the long term.
Regardless of the wind farm piece, I still don’t get how NB power converting Coleson Cove to natural gas, or something more radical, like turning it into a battery storage facility would have anything to do with with Saint John Energy, as Jake seemed to imply it would, when NB Power is the sole owner of the Coleson Cove facility.
Also, considering how many square feet of buildings may be constructed at the Lorneville industrial park into the future, possibly into the millions of square feet, there could be quite a good opportunity for solar power out there, on top of those buildings, and throughout the industrial park.
Converting Coleson Cove to natural gas, let alone turning it into a battery storage facility would be medium term and/or long term options. Even without drawing on power from the wind farm, I think battery storage could be a good long term purpose for the Coleson Cove facility. Though, in the long term, maybe by the time the windmills need replacing, it might be more closely looked at, as major battery storage facility near a wind farm could make a lot of sense.
I just think, in the long term, NB Power can do a lot better than an oil fired generating station at Coleson Cove. Not that it doesn’t serve an important purpose for now, as it certainly does.
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