Here is an index of my energy-themed posts. Views are my own!
I welcome any corrections or constructive feedback. This is a learning project for me!
Be sure to check out skelectricity.info and @SkElectricity on Twitter.
- March 9, 2024: Saskatchewan's Case for Nuclear Power
- Using over one year of real-world data from Saskatchewan Electricity Mix, a review of the constraints of alternative energy and the benefits of nuclear power.
- February 25, 2023: Four Saskatchewan SMRs isn't enough.
- An examination of Saskatchewan's future power mix from 2023 to 2055, and what might be required from SMRs to meet an increasing clean electricity demand.
- December 2, 2022: Thought Experiment: Could we power Saskatchewan solely on renewables?
- Back-of-napkin math trying to figure out if 100% wind-water-solar (WWS) is remotely feasible.
- November 19, 2022: Technical Post: Polar charts in Grafana using ae3e-plotly-panel plugin; formatting tips for energy visualizations using dates on the angular axis
- Geeky technical details about an upcoming visualization for skelectricity.info
- September 6, 2022: Can Saskatchewan afford "expensive" nuclear projects?
- Comparing project costs between a Saskatchewan gas plant, wind farm, carbon capture and storage unit, and (hopefully, future) SMR project.
- Comparing project costs between a Saskatchewan gas plant, wind farm, carbon capture and storage unit, and (hopefully, future) SMR project.
- August 15, 2022: What will Saskatchewan's electricity supply look like through 2030?
- An aggregation of a lot of online reports and articles, trying to map out three different scenarios for Saskatchewan's power future.
- August 1, 2022: GE Hitachi BWRX-300 Small Modular Reactors in Saskatchewan: Why, What, Where, When, Who, and How?
- A huge info dump about how Saskatchewan came to be evaluating SMR technology and some of the known public information about the unit the province has selected.
- July 22, 2022: Exploring SaskEnergy's 22.7% Rate Increase and Impacts on Provincial Electrical Power Supply
- Background about crown corporations in Saskatchewan, visualizing natural gas usage in the province, and exploring factors related to a large multi-year rate hike.
- July 12, 2022: SaskPower's 2021-22 Annual Report: More Wind, More Coal, Higher Costs, Less Income... Rate Increases
- Released a couple weeks after my first SaskPower post, the 2021-22 annual report highlights increasing variable renewable energy sources, struggles with hydro due to drought, and sharply decreasing revenue.
- July 2, 2022: Feedback Opportunity: City of Saskatoon's Renewable Energy Strategy Survey
- The feedback opportunity closed on July 12, 2022, but this post explores previously-promised lower utility bills with now-anticipated increased utility bills due to variable renewable energy projects.
- June 26, 2022: Questions and learnings from reading SaskPower's annual report (2020-21)
- Background information on Saskatchewan's electrical utility from reading the previous years' annual report.
