Does one megawatt of coal fired electricity = one megawatt of wind powered electricty?

Here in the province of Alberta that is sitting on a coal bed 6' thick and a huge natural gas reserve the idea has been to replace coal and gas fired electricity with wind powered. So far 29 windfarms are scattered across the province. The other day the entire province was calm. The electrical output was 0.3% of capacity. Good thing we have good neighbours who are willing to sell us electricity.

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TheOneyouwerewarnedabout · 41-45, MVIP

Take away the tax funded subsidies they got to make renewable energy look competitive with fossil fuels. And the cost of electricity skyrockets 🇦🇺

hippyjoe1955 · 61-69, M

@TheOneyouwerewarnedabout Very true. The funny part is the subsidy to the windfarms is going to the same companies that drill for oil and natural gas. They rail against the oil and gas subsidies that don't exist and turn a blind eye to the subsidies to the same companies that branched out into wind energy. Then there is dead bird issues. One oil company was fined millions of dollars when their bird scares failed in a storm and some birds were killed in their trailing ponds. The wind farms are killing thousands of bats and birds every year and there is no penalty attached.

turbineman40 · 80-89, M

@TheOneyouwerewarnedabout Wonder why the green people never mentioned anything about that fact. Oh I forgot how easy it is to go outside to the money tree and pick a few more leaves for taxes. Haha

TheOneyouwerewarnedabout · 41-45, MVIP

@hippyjoe1955 I seen a video of a lady dragging 2 giant dead bold eagles with a wing chopped off each in a wind farm..
you’d think that would be ‘symbolic’ enough to end this garbage..