The BC Solar Scam

        CBT announces    $900,000 CBT grant funding   for community alternate energy systems. To be selected for funding, projects must demonstrate a positive return on investment  . The Area Director for RDCK Area E, Ramona Faust found the      Pembina Institute   from Alberta, to do her calculations.  They told her what she wanted to hear. I had previously spoken with the director asked her to contact me so I could go over her solar quote, she never called, I read in the newspaper the systems were installed. When I emailed Ramona telling her how disappointed I was she replied  "we did our homework". They used the IRR bookkeeping method of calculating a postive return. .  Balfour BC received grant money for solar  systems on their Golf clubhouse, community hall and seniors centre. What is IRR bookeeping?  ( IRR - internal rate of return) IRR   - equivalent to...

          Every Grid Tied PV solar Panel in BC adds to the Province's Carbon Footprint Unless one can avoid the burning of a non renewable fuel like coal in a conventional power plant, which can't happen in BC, solar is dirty power adding to GHG's. January 8, 2018 BC Utilities Commission DENIES solar project. The recent Kelowna solar project  CSPP (Community Solar Pilot Program)  was denied by the BC Utilities Commission  one can read it here Final Order and Reasons Some excerpts from that document.  the Commission must accept the capital expenditure schedule, in whole or in part, if it determines that making the expenditures  would be in the public interest or, reject the schedule The BCOAPO (retired person org) submits - reasons customers give for participation in a community solar project (i.e. saving money, participation in a green project and GHG emissions reduction). there is a disconnect between what custom...

                         If you understand Capacity Factor you will know more than all the experts presently picking your public pocket for their fantasy solar projects.                                              Nelson gets an award for the Community Solar Garden Left to right Alex Love, manager of Nelson Hydro he brought city council a business case for the community solar garden, Carmen Proctor city contractor solar expert(no previous known history working with solar), outgoing Mayor Kozak holding award, Trish Dehnel  Community Energy representative.                                            CAPACITY FACTOR EXPLAINED            If a hydroelectric pl...

                     If Site C is going ahead, then BC will have excess power for sometime into the future, instantly any public money in BC for solar , although always unnecessary, is truly worthless. Even Energy Minister Mungall gets it.   The utility is paying around $30,000 a year to some individuals and organizations, Mungall said. “That adds up.”                                    HOW THE SCAM WORKS The grant requirement: To be selected for funding, projects must demonstrate a positive return on investment and significant community impact.  Using Balfours method to show a positive return everyone qualifies. You could also    find the engineer who did the Nelson Community Solar garden study.   The Ministry of Education finds the right person to do their extensive study to sav...

                              THE SUN HAS SET ON KIMBERLEYS SUNMINE HOPES The SunMine in Kimberley was originally to be 2MW, the Western Diversificaton Fund pulled their $1.6M subsidy early on when they discovered it had no value. The project downsized to 1.05MW. Final project cost $5.65M  $3.65M subsidy,  City of Kimberley borrowed $2M on a referendum telling taxpayers there would be no further costs to the taxpayers. The SunMine went into operation June 2015, it can't even pay their debt of $2M even with BC Hydro paying full retail for the solar power. Now the city is trying to unload it their statement:  Utilizing taxpayer’s funds to operate SunMine is not   consistent with the City’s original vision for SunMine  Mayor of Kimberley in front of the SUNMINE, not smiling anymore They  claim to be the sunniest place in BC, more sun than Phoenix, Arizona Tec...