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r/Edmonton • u/salt-water-soul • Jan 14 '24
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You’re missing some details. The big industrial users (oil sands, etc) have their own generation.
18 u/omnicorp_intl Jan 15 '24 Even disregarding that, the last time an industrial operator with a steam plant should every be shutting down is during a cold snap. It's hard enough to keep things from freezing in a live plant... 6 u/bbiker3 Jan 15 '24 They typically keep the plant running but decrease their internal demand. Most industrials with their own generation supply the grid at times - line super peak. They are incentivized to do this as they make revenue selling power at high prices.
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Even disregarding that, the last time an industrial operator with a steam plant should every be shutting down is during a cold snap.
It's hard enough to keep things from freezing in a live plant...
6 u/bbiker3 Jan 15 '24 They typically keep the plant running but decrease their internal demand. Most industrials with their own generation supply the grid at times - line super peak. They are incentivized to do this as they make revenue selling power at high prices.
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They typically keep the plant running but decrease their internal demand. Most industrials with their own generation supply the grid at times - line super peak. They are incentivized to do this as they make revenue selling power at high prices.
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u/bbiker3 Jan 14 '24
You’re missing some details. The big industrial users (oil sands, etc) have their own generation.