Occasionally, I receive comments from readers who don't put them on this Blog. Their best value is when they are shared.
Recently a reader stated his views regarding my Submission to the PUB's Pre-Conference Hearing on Wednesday past. In it I described suggested that the PUB consider the need for a 'back-up' system for Muskrat Falls among other issues.
In reply, the reader offered his thoughts and proposed a gas turbine replacement for Holyrood.
People such as Cabot Martin, former Adviser to several Premiers, and Dr. Stephen Bruneau of Memorial University proposed the idea two years ago. They argued that the natural gas option represented a less expensive and less risky option to the $7.7 billion Muskrat Falls Project.
Ironically, natural gas-fired turbines may be the best 'back-up' system, too.
Martin and Bruneau saw the advantage of maintaining power generation close to where the electricity is used. They hoped it would constitute a springboard to encourage development of Newfoundland and Labrador's offshore natural gas resources.
Recently a reader stated his views regarding my Submission to the PUB's Pre-Conference Hearing on Wednesday past. In it I described suggested that the PUB consider the need for a 'back-up' system for Muskrat Falls among other issues.
In reply, the reader offered his thoughts and proposed a gas turbine replacement for Holyrood.
People such as Cabot Martin, former Adviser to several Premiers, and Dr. Stephen Bruneau of Memorial University proposed the idea two years ago. They argued that the natural gas option represented a less expensive and less risky option to the $7.7 billion Muskrat Falls Project.
Ironically, natural gas-fired turbines may be the best 'back-up' system, too.
Martin and Bruneau saw the advantage of maintaining power generation close to where the electricity is used. They hoped it would constitute a springboard to encourage development of Newfoundland and Labrador's offshore natural gas resources.
