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This is happening north of the boarder as well, but not just with Hydro power. Because natural gas prices are so low ATM, you are starting to see long-term Power Purchase agreements for sites in Southern Alberta. I can't see any reasonable argument for putting more carbon in the atmosphere for such a speculative asset/business model.

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> I can't see any reasonable argument for putting more carbon in the atmosphere for such a speculative asset/business model.

I can't see any reasonable argument for putting more carbon into the atmosphere for heating mcmansions, driving trucks as a passenger vehicles, or maintaining a perfect lawn, but other people seem to disagree.

The problem is that the cost of carbon release is too low. If we internalized the carbon externality with a carbon tax it would give people the pricing information they need to make good decisions.

Alberta has a carbon tax.

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