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Managing Water Shortages in the Western Electricity Grids

van Kooten, Gerrit Cornelis; Scorah, Hugh; Sopinka, Amy - Department of Economics, University of Victoria - 2010

British Columbia’s electricity grid is comprised primarily of hydroelectric generating assets. The ability to store water in reservoirs is a significant advantage for the province allowing it to import from Alberta when prices are favourable. Alberta, has a heavily fossil-fuel based...

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The Economics of Tidal Stream Power

Boronowski, S.; Monahan, K.; Kooten, G. Cornelis van - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2008

environmentally negative impacts. Because of their variability, wind and solar energy in particular impose added costs on electrical … grids as system operators attempt to balance operation of existing thermal power plants. In this regard, tidal stream power …

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