tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post6001047747029304617..comments2023-10-25T07:29:40.789-02:30Comments on UNCLE GNARLEY: JEROME KENNEDY EARNS A SCOLDINGDes Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02566013585647491614noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-46754340047775607202013-10-04T21:04:37.449-02:302013-10-04T21:04:37.449-02:30I think Kennedy is rather intelligent, but not a g...I think Kennedy is rather intelligent, but not a genius. In the house debate on whether we will need this MF power on the island, he opted to highlight some supporting material, like more and bigger houses, while ignoring new house efficiency codes which is slashing energy use. Proper forecasting must include end use analysis, which is best practises which other utilities use. This is evidence bases analysis. This was a key flaw pointed out by Manitoba Hydro. Its value is confirmed by the strides New England is making in demand reduction and savings for their customers, and deferral of new expensive power generation. If Kennedy was a genius, or just open minded, he would have seen and understood these as substancial problems. I suspect he was subject to tunnel vision, which he accused others of when police convicted the wrong people. Winston AdamsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-49635867728820222042013-10-03T17:26:17.689-02:302013-10-03T17:26:17.689-02:30Kennedy will be remembered for his intellect. Rel...Kennedy will be remembered for his intellect. Relatively speaking he was a genious. Yet his stubbordness on Muskrat Falls will frame his political portrait. He did not do his job as minister of the crown to challenge what was being offered. He handcuffed the PUB, and he bypassed due process. Now as Muskrat Falls implodes under the weight of poor decisions he leaves for greener pastures. Maybe he saw the light, maybe he was just tired. Bully or Genious.... time will tell. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-87874540734613522012013-10-03T15:53:34.529-02:302013-10-03T15:53:34.529-02:3050% of the NLPC Ministers that had a grasp on MF (...50% of the NLPC Ministers that had a grasp on MF (however warped) is leaving mid term before the House reopens, the other 50% isn't running in 2015.<br /><br />For the singularity most important capital works project since Confederation, shouldn't ALL of the NLPC MHAs be well versed on all of the issues surrounding MF? <br /><br />Did Kennedy's legal training speak up on the issue of sanctioning MF blindly without PPAs or legal clarification on WMA issues?<br /><br />Crystal ball for $125 oil in the budget never materialized, why is this method still being used for electricity demand? <br /><br />NLPCs have been hiding under a rock since DW left and in October 2015 they will be shattered by a giant sledgehammer(voters) perhaps facing a royal commission or 2 for their incompetence, AChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06779383664665696092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-48456514877308154682013-10-03T15:33:49.044-02:302013-10-03T15:33:49.044-02:30This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03044966985727657714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-36042254796143659062013-10-03T09:59:26.311-02:302013-10-03T09:59:26.311-02:30During the house debate on Muskrat Falls, Kennedy ...During the house debate on Muskrat Falls, Kennedy said, in regard to knowing the forecast demand on the island for this power was correct " Here's a simple legal trick I use... you just look into the crystal ball". This trick, in Kennedy's mind, replaces "best practices" for forecasting. Manitoba Hydro said Nalcor was deficient in some areas of their forecasting, and not meeting some best practices. In essence, Kennedy's crystal ball words had more effect that the logic of using best practises. I will forever remember him for these words and think of him as Crystal Ball Kennedy. Too bad really. He also said yesterday that he looked under every rock, (or similar words), to see where the downside of MF might be, and could find none. Guess he never looked at the New England Efficiency Plans..... taking the equivalent of a MF off the line almost every year, at one seventh the cost of MF power. Maybe that was his problem, he looked under rocks instead of assessing reliable sources. I filed a submission with the PUB on the value of Efficiency..... that paper wasn't under a rock. Perhaps the Telegram guy should do a cartoon with Kennedy looking at his crystal ball, or under a rock , searching for information on Efficiency, demand forecast, and best practices. Winston AdamsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com