tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post1480606948161967050..comments2023-10-25T07:29:40.789-02:30Comments on UNCLE GNARLEY: POWER CORRIDOR FOR QUEBEC NOT ALL THAT IT SEEMSDes Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02566013585647491614noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-43389245165234779662017-12-14T15:53:21.131-03:302017-12-14T15:53:21.131-03:30At present I read, research and learn and hope......At present I read, research and learn and hope....that the outcome will be favourable. As for faith, if a scientist like Einstein believed in God, and there is no certainty, but why should lesser mortals rule it out? With 3 of 6 chemo now done, there is some positive indicators. Hope reigns, yet. <br /> Thanks for sharing such difficult events. <br />WinstonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-16895555110597110852017-12-14T13:08:36.787-03:302017-12-14T13:08:36.787-03:30On the HP in poorly insulated homes you are correc...On the HP in poorly insulated homes you are correct of course but the amount of ENERGY saved and therefore the cost savings are greater with insulation, windows etc. first. Bruno Marcocchiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076165212559914463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-78044675502791892532017-12-14T12:54:41.556-03:302017-12-14T12:54:41.556-03:30Winston I share your pain. My wife endured all the...Winston I share your pain. My wife endured all the indignities of the crude and ugly treatments when she was diagnosed, radiation implants, radiation treatment and a chemo regime so toxic once is a life time dose (read the second would kill you).<br /><br />I vowed I would never submit myself to that kind of torture or my family to that kind of misery. The unsavory choices that left before the assisted death laws haunted me. Finally treatments are becoming less systemic, more targeted and much less blunt and horrific.<br /><br />I know that does help your present situation but there is some hope for the future. My wife stayed at home until days from the end with the help of in home palliative care nurses visiting weekly. They were a godsend (even to an atheist) and all concerned, including my doctor learned about effective pain management from them. I hope you have access to palliative care help. <br /><br />Palliative care and pain management is an art. Finding the balance between pain management and being lucid is the goal. Even when you find the balance that point keeps shifting as the disease progresses. It takes a skilled and coordinated team to allow your loved one dignity in their final days.<br /><br />Best wishes Winston. Bruno Marcocchiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076165212559914463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-86449772418060085332017-12-14T11:25:29.403-03:302017-12-14T11:25:29.403-03:30Item 4 should read "will give the lowest ener...Item 4 should read "will give the lowest energy use per sq ft"<br />And add Myth 7: that MSHP defrost so often that their energy use is about the same as regular baseboard heaters. This myth likely by contractors promoting oil or gas heat, as a caller to Patty Daley on VOCM made the statement.....and Patty replied he knew nothing to comment for or against the notion.<br />So.....what is the truth to that idea? Largely BS.<br />WAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-71604120611227992012017-12-14T11:12:56.020-03:302017-12-14T11:12:56.020-03:30Cantankerous......who would not be when also deali...Cantankerous......who would not be when also dealing with a close relative with stage 4 cancer, and I the caregiver, to supervise home infusion chemo. The process started, oddly about the day you advised in your post that you sadly had lost your wife years ago. I felt your pain.<br /> So this blog and energy issues is a ok distraction more so than a fixation. Chemo.....a concoction of poisons with severe and dangerous side effects that may have benefits. Healthcare here now seems to have declined in quality.....waiting for one to bleed from the bowels before doing preventative appropriate scope tests,with stage 4 results into other organs and making surgery to risky. I guess less scope testing allows money to funnel for Muskrat.<br /> As to my " obsession" with HPs.....I have obsessive traits that I see as beneficial that allows me to focus, usually, but not technically obsessive personally. <br /> And no.....you do not "get" HPs ....except maybe a little. They are tricky creatures.<br />The bigger picture , as I see it, is that we are losing the battle with climate change. The change is more rapid that the solution.......almost every week there is a new study saying the effects from climate change were underestimated.....it is worse than scientists predicted.<br /> For the smaller Nfld picture:<br /> Myths of minisplits:<br />1. that for Nfld they will all shut down in adverse weather, therefore assume no reduction to peak load.<br />2. that they save little if any energy at cold temperatures, so cannot reduce peak load.<br />3. that energy savings for heat is only about 25 percent instead of 50-60 percent, so questionable cost effective.<br /><br />Those 3 myths is fake news, used by the power companies here, Nfld Power and Nfld Hydro (the Take Charge Scallywags) not wanting to lose revenue. <br /><br />4. They make good sense for well insulated homes. This is fake news by you Bruno. Here is why:<br /> A R2000 house (which is well insulated) has about 10 year payback with a minisplit, a typical house, about 5-6 year payback, so more cost effective for standard houses. The reason being, a R2000 has substantial investment costs into insulation and windows and air tightness,and has less heating energy to save, as compared to standard houses. This is not obvious, unless you give it some thought......so a common misconception.<br /> However high quality construction combined with minisplits will give the lowest energy savings per sq ft. My monitoring shows achieving 1.5 watts per sq ft needed for a typical house, and o.9 watts per sq ft for R2000 , at say -17C.<br /> For poorly constructed house, better insulation, windows are recommended prior to , or along with HPs.<br /><br /> 5. Your reference to following mfg installation direction seems intended to discredit attic mounting. To suggest appropriate attic mounting is not superior is a myth, that you imply.......not being convinced of the 5 or 6 benefits.<br /> 6 Me an evangelist for MSHPs?......maybe some truth to that, but few adherents ......yet 4 have commented here of their very excellent results ......a long way to get to NS 20,000 per year rate. Should I ramp up my evangelism?<br /><br /> I regretted my cantankerous remark of my previous post....but a minute too late.<br />Winston AdamsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-83567937530229718512017-12-14T09:24:52.522-03:302017-12-14T09:24:52.522-03:30You are getting cantankerous Winston. Please re-re...You are getting cantankerous Winston. Please re-read my post. The only difference between our views is your obsession with HP. I get it. They make good sense for well insulated homes. The installation should follow manufacturers direction. For less well insulated homes, insulation and efficient windows are more important.<br /><br />Why must you be disagreeable when we agree? Yes HP save energy. Many other things do too. Your evangelism blinds you to the bigger picture. Bruno Marcocchiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076165212559914463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-25355225448261325492017-12-13T23:34:42.889-03:302017-12-13T23:34:42.889-03:30Bruno, max heat load today was 500 watts about 2am...Bruno, max heat load today was 500 watts about 2am, presently 390 watts for 1000 sq ft house. Your toaster is 900 watts.<br />At 10 watts per sq ft , Nfld power would recommend 10 kw of baseboard.<br /> HPs freighten the S..T out of them Fortis shareholders and Take Charge scallyways..........and you seem in bed with them to deny the savings potential for ordinary households,,,,I don't get your stance on this....did a minisplit fall and split your head or something.....you seem intelligent to grasp most concepts , but this.....your arguments fall flat.<br />WInstonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-41525300520918290262017-12-13T23:06:53.806-03:302017-12-13T23:06:53.806-03:30Bruno......clicked your name by error above, and s...Bruno......clicked your name by error above, and showed you have 4 followers and you are male.......so many more follow you here.....maybe.<br /> You keep jumping around, Bruno, like a jumping jack. As to which is best, you must define for what location....I refer to Nfld, and you refer to Australia, then maybe you jump to Germany.<br /> 100mw will heat only 16,666 houses in Nfld for 1 hr, each with 6 kw of baseboard electric heat. Some monster house near me, wit 35 kw of heat.....your batteries would only heat 2857 of such houses for an hour! In Australia for AC, you get cooling etc for 30,000 houses.......but I talk chalk and you talk cheese........<br /> As much of the world is hot climates , the batteries is more useful there......but what good is hour of heating here for a few houses when a cold snap and possible outage is say for 3 days or more?<br /> I acknowledge wind, sun and storage is making leaps and bounds for many areas........but wind is about 40 percent capacity of name plate rating, solar is about 20 percent efficient, and HPs 300 percent or more efficient, and has negative transmission losses for the grid compared to baseboard.<br /> Who, in theirr right mind would not fixate on the HP technology for Nfld.... and NS and now Ontario is jumping on board.<br /> Minisplits work with either hydro, thermal , wind or solar as imput.........but require very little power from either.<br /> I think you are playing dumb for the sake of argument....as HPs are HUGELY effective for Nfld.<br /> Put all under a cost effectiveness and reliabiliy analysis and see the result which is best FOR NFLD.....and Australia.<br /> And wind and solar are supply solutions whereas HPs are DSM, Demand Management, Efficiency solutions....and you have already conceded that DSM is number one! <br /> Now don't jump around in your response......., people see through that. I have a little problem with tangential thinking........but you turn at right angles,me thinks.<br />Winston<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-15329663717742433602017-12-13T22:32:02.485-03:302017-12-13T22:32:02.485-03:30Wow. Ontario has a substantial overcapacity proble...Wow. Ontario has a substantial overcapacity problem, they've really screwed up rates for decades to come, yet they can still offer this program. Could there possibly be hope for us in the future to do something similar because it is the right thing to do? Well, let's not hold our breath on that. <br /><br />Coincidentally, I just put in a new 24kbtu tri-zone MSHP last month anyway with zero rebates. Using an Efergy power consumption monitor and it appears to be right on track to reducing heating by COP factor of 3 (unit is rated at 4 but I was never that optimistic). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-49594675614941370332017-12-13T21:44:36.787-03:302017-12-13T21:44:36.787-03:30Listen to the wind Winston. Listen to the sound of...Listen to the wind Winston. Listen to the sound of the best wind regime in the world. You do have a fixation on your pet projects.The industrial batteries are getting more energy dense, lighter and cheaper. Please let the facts, rather than your bias speak.<br /><br />https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/dec/01/south-australia-turns-on-teslas-100mw-battery-history-in-the-making<br />"It has the capacity to power 30,000 homes for up to an hour in the event of a blackout, but is more likely to be called into action to even out electricity supplies at less critical times." In other words it will be primarily load balancing and 30,000 homes for an hour is a lot of backup power. <br /><br />Bigger cheaper batteries are on the way. The result you will not acknowledge is that wind or sun and battery storage are now reliable, stable and cost effective. They would work well with mini splits in efficient homes don't you think?Bruno Marcocchiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076165212559914463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-88591795378407965362017-12-13T21:26:42.967-03:302017-12-13T21:26:42.967-03:30Alberta going big on wind energy.
They went for b...Alberta going big on wind energy.<br /> They went for bids for 400 MW and prices were so attractive they will go for 600 MW. The price for wind energy came in at 3.7 cents per kwh.......muskrat is over 60 cents per kwh! Alberta is the oil capital of Canada, but going Green as is Ontario. <br /> Look at Ont and Alberta today and suppose Nfld has done both, wind and heatpumps.......equals least cost option.<br /> If engineers with Nfld Hydro and Nfld Power are not all stupid, they must have known this was the way to go.......will the Inquiry expose why they turned a blind eye, and this was shut out of proper evaluation?<br />Winston AdamsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-70750925754471773822017-12-13T21:10:19.671-03:302017-12-13T21:10:19.671-03:30Imagine rebates of 60 to 85 percent for minisplit ...Imagine rebates of 60 to 85 percent for minisplit (and other style) heatpumps that then can save you 60 percent on hour heating costs.<br /> That's what Ontario is now doing. Must have read the Bard's poem. And this paid for from cap and trade carbon reduction climate plan. <br /><br /> Units are almost free.......1.5 billion would have retrofitted every house in Nfld,and cut power bills about 30 percent.....we opted to spend 13 billion and double power rates.<br /> This from the Ont Green Plan. Nfld has no green plan.....just too green to burn seems appropriate.<br /> Thanks for the link Robert.<br />Winston AdamsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-19778971791417992142017-12-13T18:58:51.834-03:302017-12-13T18:58:51.834-03:30Look at this, Rachel Notley in a "Rich Revenu...Look at this, Rachel Notley in a "Rich Revenue" oil producing province, is announcing Renewable Energy Projects. Why is Tom Osborne crying about the tax sharing formula? What Renewable Energy project list is he about to announce?<br /><br />https://ipolitics.ca/2017/12/13/drilldown-notley-announce-renewable-energy-projects/Robert G Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356463540446993862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-31548565741858323852017-12-13T18:30:01.405-03:302017-12-13T18:30:01.405-03:30The beat goes on in Ontario. Just think of the ene...The beat goes on in Ontario. Just think of the energy savings, (Indefinite deferral of Muskrat, $1B per year), had Danny's legacy fund, AKA Cap and Trade, been put into programs like this;<br /><br />http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/renovation-rebates-1.4446324<br /><br />Time for bright Engineers to step up and save future grandchildren, make Sister Elizabeth smile. Robert G Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356463540446993862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-11423978468732135402017-12-13T17:36:33.451-03:302017-12-13T17:36:33.451-03:30Build a wall and call it a dam........that too:
At...Build a wall and call it a dam........that too:<br />At the Spur they install a cut off wall. (a COW they call it). This is suppose to prevent water penetration into the muddy sandy soil, to keep it stable. Now according to DR B, once flooded, the pressure will be too great. That wall and all goes with the North Spur as it collapses. <br /> So our COW, a great wall that.......except it will fail. It will not stabilize the Spur no more than Trumps wall will keep out the bad dudes of Mexico. <br />So like Trump, Nalcor too has built a great wall!<br />PENG2 is still assessing Dr B latest analysis, and will likely comment on this blog soon. <br /> As to Bruno and wind stability with batteries.....there is the issue of battery cost and capacity. The 100MW Tesla system in Australia provided storage for less than 2 hours. This can be important for short term peaks in many climates, but our winter peaks here are like for 3 day cold snaps, so say 72 hours. And cold climate minisplits can ride our a 3 month cold snap(especially when attic mounted) at 50 percent reduction of peak load for the space heating component of the grid.......that is why must YOU AGREE with me, Bruno, that Demand Side Management is #1, and minisplits is #1 among the many efficency options...right? I'm talking Nfld climate, not Australia. You and I must get to agree on this sooner or later.Even the Bard thinks it is pragmatic! On this great poem , you said not a word!<br />WinstonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-82532092763731522882017-12-13T17:33:39.950-03:302017-12-13T17:33:39.950-03:30Sorry Robert, I did not hear anything brewing up i...Sorry Robert, I did not hear anything brewing up in NB. The only thing I looked into were NB Power recent financial statements.<br /><br />I'm not expecting any big news in the short term either, due the limited inter-connexion capacity.<br /><br />The next big news should be if Massachusetts accepts Emera's long term power proposal, that includes this direct underwater transmission lines to MA (well, conditional to MF actually producing something I guess).Ex-Military Engrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15209511368820589727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-35995644777558734922017-12-13T15:56:29.510-03:302017-12-13T15:56:29.510-03:30Certainly, Vardy has commented on the democratic d...Certainly, Vardy has commented on the democratic deficit. But your theme mostly, and very true. Perhaps you worry that some would say we don't need outsiders to tell us our problems. But you tell us that in bits and pieces.....so an essay would be good.<br /> Now come on, Bruno.....you want me to say you look entirely like the Da Vinchi? Even the on line photo of you was poor quality. Give us your best shot......Hair length alone says so little. <br /> So sad to see the MUN event audience not filling the room.<br />Two years ago I stated that reasoned arguments seems to have no impact.......only when the bill arrive in the mails, and other services cut will there an outcry. All the time and effort by the naysayers for so little benefit yet.<br /> The MUN event did have overtones of a separate citizens inquiry, as proposed by Robert Holmes........and i wonder if it might produce better results that the flawed official inquiry.<br />Winston Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-34246963317055751502017-12-13T15:51:49.438-03:302017-12-13T15:51:49.438-03:30As ball would say, do they have the gull to show t...As ball would say, do they have the gull to show their noses at that kind of celebration, someone has got to be kidding me, yes, and trying to justify it all, as it was the best plan with the knowledge and information available at the time, and Cathie d. Would call it all hogwash. And yes the wind that blows here is all taken, sin John's is the<br />Third windiest city in the world, all the others are in South America, and now all going across the straits. They are all a bunch of criminals, giving away our cheap wind and hydro power and saddling us with 30 or 50 cent kWh power. Treasonous for signing away our heritage and bankrupting this tiny province. Our population is similar to the city of Hamilton and we have very little heavy industry on the island, can anyone imagine building a muskrat for that city located a thousand miles away, nit even rob Ford could think of that in his wildest binges for the biggest city in the country. They must have had input from the great tycoon Trumpie, he could build us a wall in no time flat and call it a dam. This could be all so humorous except most of it is true, and you and I and generations to come are going to have to pay for it....and they want a celebration....can they not volunteer for a public flogging instead...and be exiled to mud lake, after it has been resettled, and call it square.....just a taught.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-28942457470147554262017-12-13T14:06:14.364-03:302017-12-13T14:06:14.364-03:30So Ex, what are the great Energy minds of NB dream...So Ex, what are the great Energy minds of NB dreaming up, to be a key player in the power wheeling business? Is the expansion of the Atlantic Public Smart Power grid up and running? Is Vallard not knocking down doors in Fredericton? Is Lepreau making any money, or are the innards of the rebuilt plant about used up its service life? Is thermal coal generation still in service?<br /><br />Please give us an update. There must be a mega power project about to break out, with all the expertise on Muskrat and Site C about to be idled.Robert G Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356463540446993862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-79577661574284133092017-12-13T13:24:19.191-03:302017-12-13T13:24:19.191-03:30Wind energy is not "unstable" any longer...Wind energy is not "unstable" any longer Winston. You know that. With battery storage wind and sun are stable, can meet demand in real time saving money on deferred spinning reserve and make load balancing cheaper. <br /><br />Yes the renewables are banned by the Nalcor bills. It is a clumsy attempt to discourage cheaper alternatives and can and should be changed. It would be a good question for the Liberals now.Bruno Marcocchiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076165212559914463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-74545557331298665482017-12-13T13:10:24.827-03:302017-12-13T13:10:24.827-03:30Sadly it looks like the fossil fuel/fracking dirt ...Sadly it looks like the fossil fuel/fracking dirt movers already have in BC.Bruno Marcocchiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076165212559914463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-50730940625845741762017-12-13T12:16:48.890-03:302017-12-13T12:16:48.890-03:30Correction: Obviously, "HQ" included the...Correction: Obviously, "HQ" included the future production of La Romaine...Ex-Military Engrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15209511368820589727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-91482621103044864392017-12-13T12:14:53.730-03:302017-12-13T12:14:53.730-03:30"When NL sought “wheeling rights” to transmit..."When NL sought “wheeling rights” to transmit power through Quebec, the province was denied by that province..."<br /><br />Des, I don't really subscribe to that statement/victim syndrome.<br /><br />Simply put, there was just not enough room on the existing HQ grid to carry all the amount of power requested. (Obviously, included the future production of La Romaine in its capacity calculation)<br /><br />HQ instead proposed capacity improvements to its grid that would have enabled it to carry the power requested by NL.<br /><br />Instead, NL elected to spend WAY MORE money (via free power to Emera) on the Maritime Link - well, the Anglo Saxon route.<br /><br />Ex-Military Engrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15209511368820589727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-69974094920157733182017-12-13T12:00:04.855-03:302017-12-13T12:00:04.855-03:30And the overall scheme has another kicker...
As Br...And the overall scheme has another kicker...<br />As Bruno will attest, Wind energy is getting more competitive, in Mexico just coming in at about 1.8 cents per kwh. However Bruno generally overlooks that wind energy to be a bit unstable to the grid, but works fine when anchored to the more robust hydro generation. In some places wind is feasible to 30 percent of the hydro capacity. Now our island hydro is nearly 1200 MW, so 30 percent is 360MW of wind allowance. We have a mere 54 kw of wind operating here. Reasonable wind additions was ignored for the island option (as well as customer efficiency) <br /> Now with NS getting our island hydro, up to 500 MW of capacity of the Link, enables then to use 150 MW of additinal wind allowance to their grid,(they are now about 200 MW already) and deprives our grid from that wonderful economic renewable wind resource for our citizens. Another bonus handed to NS by our 6 million dollar Eddie.<br /> Can't make this shit up...... it is written into contracts ,I believe. We lose not just our hydro but our wind power too.<br /> Of course you can put up a wind generator, but not allowed to sell the energy. Even Nfld Power is not allowed to generate wind power!<br /> So much to celebrate when the Link goes commercial on Jan 1, 2018........an historic day.<br /> I guess they are currently ramping up the MWs during the testing phase. Electrons are flowings across the Straits,to NS, but no revenue coming back. All according to plan, as MF was never evaluated to be the least cost option for Nfld, just a scheme.......<br />Winston<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-26549059588528435262017-12-13T10:58:03.045-03:302017-12-13T10:58:03.045-03:30Bruno, this is what you get, when we the people ar...Bruno, this is what you get, when we the people are not prepared to adopt a collective plan to reduce carbon footprint. The pushback by the fossil fuel industry is mighty, just like the failure of the imperial whites to accept that the Indigenous culture, are the only true protectors of the land. Sister Elizabeth Davis, bless her, is messaging "We are borrowing the lands from our grandchildren". Indigenous we are told out here, consider the consequences of important decisions on the next seven generations. Compare that with only the next election. Our NDP/Green coalition is just a blip before the fossil fuel/fracking dirt movers will take back control.Robert G Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356463540446993862noreply@blogger.com