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Manitoba Hydro's Gas Turbine Dilemma | Winnipeg News
Manitoba Hydro’s push for $3 billion in gas turbines—designed for rare, short bursts—clashes with claims of an impending 2030 energy crisis. Critics question the logic: if demand is low, why spend billions? Past peak needs were met by U.S. imports, while aging local turbines failed due to poor maintenance. Now Hydro profits from buying U.S. wind power and exporting Manitoba’s stored hydro, deliberately slowing local renewables to preserve that advantage—costing jobs, rural tax revenue, and landowner income. Hydro downplays wind’s efficiency at just 20%, ignoring its actual 44% capacity factor…
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