tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033288879708780106.post2153521008939426691..comments2023-04-07T05:19:44.951-04:00Comments on Yes Vermont Yankee: Tritium AgainMeredith Angwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737538041807740424noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033288879708780106.post-58455828830587927942010-01-21T00:27:00.732-05:002010-01-21T00:27:00.732-05:00There has always been a certain co-dependency betw...There has always been a certain co-dependency between Canada and the U.S. across several domains and in general it has evened out to mutual advantage. As I said previously, my concern is that a situation is developing where the consumers in the New England States and two Provinces are going to have their pockets picked by the situation that will arise by the loss of VY.<br /><br />While Vermont may not get any more power down the QC-VT tie-line, power will be wheeled in via other States from Canada. Worse, (from my perspective) is that Hydro-Québec will go to Québec City to fund more capacity south, and guess who will foot the bill. This is more likely now, in my opinion, since the southern tie-lines of Énergie NB Power are not going to fall into Hydro-Québec's hands.DV8 2XLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14595060432772287143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033288879708780106.post-3996279789124133382010-01-20T15:51:30.460-05:002010-01-20T15:51:30.460-05:00DV8 2XL
Thank you for your comment.
Last Novem...DV8 2XL<br /><br />Thank you for your comment. <br /><br />Last November, I went to a meeting in Norwich Vermont on the future of Vermont Yankee. At that meeting, Dave Lamont of the Vermont Public Service Commission stated that the tie-line from Canada down to Vermont was operating at top capacity. He said that we couldn't increase the total energy sent down that line (unless it was reconstructed and upgraded, I suppose). <br /><br />In other words, people in Vermont are going to get the same amount of power, or less, from HQ in the future. We are certainly not getting more.<br /><br />As a person who lives in Vermont, I foresee that if we shut down VY, the only place willing to sell us low-carbon power will be HQ. By shutting down our own plant, we will have destroyed our ability to negotiate with HQ for a decent rate. <br /><br />Countries in Europe who have shut down their nuclear plants have found themselves in energy thrall to Russia and other former Soviet states. We may find ourselves in the same position with Canada. Of course, since America and Canada have a long and peaceful history, the consequences would be economic rather than geopolitical.Meredith Angwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02737538041807740424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033288879708780106.post-35444654888096445902010-01-20T11:35:08.139-05:002010-01-20T11:35:08.139-05:00Meredith, I don't see an e-mail for you listed...Meredith, I don't see an e-mail for you listed on the page so I'll put this here, feel free to remove it as off topic.<br /><br />As I mentioned before Hydro-Québec is about to purchase Énergie NB Power, (New Brunswick Power)and that this had drawn some concern in several New England States that purchase electricity from the two Canadian companies. I also mentioned that the possible loss of VT had been a factor in these concerns as well.<br /><br />Apparently a great deal of pressure was applied to the governments of both Provinces, (who own the power companies in question) and the deal was renegotiated, specifically leaving distribution and transmission to New England in the hands of Énergie NB Power, while selling all generation to Hydro-Québec.<br /><br />While this looks like a good thing for the external customers of these power companies, the fact is that Hydro-Québec will not not be investing in new transmission from New Brunswick, which had been part of the original deal, meaning that there might very well be less available capacity to serve the New England grid if shortfalls from the closing of VY need to be made up in the short term. <br /><br />It just goes to show that what looks to be a local fight can have international ramifications.DV8 2XLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14595060432772287143noreply@blogger.com