Alberta lifted a six-month moratorium on new renewable energy projects, but are new rules a poison pill for the industry?
The moratorium put $33 billion in projects on hold and some industry experts are saying new rules just might continue a defacto moratorium.
We talked to renewable energy expert Dr. Sara Hastings-Simon at the University of Calgary to find out what the proposed rule changes are and what impact they might have on Alberta's formerly booming renewable energy industry.
GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA.com video podcast - extended version
Also see our blog at https://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/epi...
and our full-length interview with Dr. Sara Hastings-Simon on our YouTube Channel
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Chapters
00:00 - Alberta’s moratorium on renewable energy lifted
00:42 - New rules for renewables in Alberta
00:55 - Outline of new rules
01:45 - Alberta has $33 billion liability in oil and gas reclamation
02:17 - Prohibitive constraints for renewable energy
02:36 - Protecting agricultural land
02:52 - Before the moratorium solar was projected to occupy just 0.1 % of agricultural land
03:55 - Liability and reclamation
04:25 - New rules seem punitive to renewable energy
05:03 - Renewable energy variable, not unreliable
05:28 - Grid can easily be 60 - 70% renewable
05:46 - Reliable renewables solutions are well known
06:25 - No-go zones for renewables
06:55 - No-go zones could be a poison pill
07:28 - Prior to the moratorium $33 billion in renewables investment was planned
07:43 - New rules will affect investment
08:15 - Rules will unnecessarily restrict landowners
08:36 - Conclusion - The devil is in the details