Tidal Energy: “Not for us” says power company
By Paul Crossley
Green is everywhere these days. Even in tough economic times, governments are speaking about ‘green jobs,’ the ‘green economy’ and such noble concepts.
Talk like this can give us hope that these harsh economic days, months and years to come will see the birth of new industries focussed on giving us what we need albeit in a greener overall package.
So, in a Canadian province ostensibly on the forefront of everything green it seems incredible that the province’s power company has turned down green power. British Columbia’s Crown Corporation, BC Hydro says that it now requires that any new technology which would provide power to the grid must have at least three years of ‘proven commercial reliability’. In short, BC Hydro is saying, “Sell your power to someone else, and after you’ve done that for three years, then you can come and talk to us.” Read more…
