Opinion: Canada’s hydro power problem is all the barriers blocking it |
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Opinion: Canada’s hydro power problem is all the barriers blocking it
We have many potential sites but costly overlapping approvals take too long and financing doesn't recognize how long-lived the assets are
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One of the most persistent misconceptions in Canada’s energy debate is that the best sites for large-scale hydroelectricity have already been developed, while what remains is marginal, impractical or environmentally untenable. It’s a convenient narrative, but it’s not true.
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Canada still has an estimated 150,000 megawatts or more of untapped hydro power potential. That’s nearly double the........