Big Falls – Victory – stopped a proposed hydroelectric project on a sacred site!
Do we really want to jump the gun with additional new hydroelectric projects that would commit the province to funding the planning of these boondoggle projects in such an uncertain climate? Especially when the province is proposing legislation to place partnering Indigenous’ up-front planning costs on the shoulders of ratepayers?
Solar and wind are the lowest-cost, quickest-to-deploy, and most scalable clean-energy technologies. So, why are they being sidelined over the next 15 years, while investment continues to flow into hydropower with its long lead times, high deployment costs, significant methane emissions, declining water availability and ecologically damaging effects?
Henvey Inlet First Nation’s wind installation is a stellar example to follow for smart, lucrative and effective projects, especially in remote areas with energy storage systems!