Beijing Biden Beckons China To Take Over The U.S. Power Grid

Which party held the presidency the most since 1992 to present? @PicturesOfABetterTomorrow

@jackjjackson Again, childish partisan games is not going to change objective reality.

@jackjjackson And this going back way before 92.

The math still works the same way. Canada’s grid is even worse - where it exists. @PicturesOfABetterTomorrow

@jackjjackson Making up more shit on the fly as usual.

@jackjjackson And you seem to be struggling with the English language again.

[quote] Canada’s power grid will need an annual investment of $15 billion for the next 20 years in order to maintain aging facilities and meet rising demand, according to a report released Thursday.

Canada’s Electricity Infrastructure: Building a Case for Investment, a study funded by the Canadian Electrical Association and conducted by the Conference Board of Canada, suggests that a total investment of $293.8 billion is necessary between now and 2030 to service old infrastructure and boost power generation from renewable sources like wind, solar and biomass energy.

"We want to be open and frank with Canadians, because this will all be reflected in the price of electricity," says Pierre Guimond, president and CEO of the Canadian Electricity Association.

Special Report: Power Switch

This CBC report looks at how power is generated and distributed in Canada today, at the huge changes coming over the next decade, and what those changes will cost. We all need electricity — this is what you need to know about Canada's electricity plans. You can also:

Use the power price calculator to find out how much you'll likely pay for electricity in different parts of Canada by 2020.

Explore an interactive map of all the major power plants in Canada and how the mix will change over the coming decade.

Balance Canada's power budget by seeing how increasing or decreasing the use of different generating technologies affects greenhouse gas output and household electricity prices.

Investment in Canada’s electrical grid was high in the 1970s and '80s, as power producers attempted to meet a significant growth in demand. The result was overbuilding, and supply overwhelmed demand. That helped to keep the cost of electricity low for several decades, but now major new investment is needed to replace worn out plants.

"Most of what is out there was built before 1980. We have been focused on keeping prices low and keeping reliability high for all these decades. We’ve maintained the system, but we’ve not added much large capacity to it, except for some Hydro Quebec projects," says Guimond.

"New neighbourhoods have popped up all over the country as the population increased and we became more urbanized, and this led to a lot of increase in the distribution sector investment."

According to the report, the largest chunk of the recommended investment — $195.7 billion — is required for power generation, with another $62.3 billion required to improve the distribution system and $35.8 billion for transmission.[/quote]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-s-power-grid-needs-293b-infusion-report-1.1002711


@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow

@jackjjackson Never said it was perfect. But ours is not like in places like California where you have equipment literally bursting into flames and starting wild fires.

And infrastructure is not just electricity. We don't have bridges falling down and the ones still standing rated a D-. We don't have water mains made of cardboard literally disintegrating in the ground. This is why the Keystone XL pipeline is not really of consequence. You have one project that would employ some construction workers for maybe a few months at a time. With the new infrastructure projects if they can get them through will have trades people working for the next 20 years.

Suggest that to President Biden. It’s beyond my control. @PicturesOfABetterTomorrow