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Morgan Jones

Morgan Jones

@mjjones.bsky.social

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He/Him. Working in Canadian Utility industry doing Market analysis in energy. Most important work as Dad. Follower and commentator on all energy trends. Transportation as my second love. On Treaty 1 land.

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Morgan Jones @mjjones.bsky.social · 9h

A fuel pellet the size of a puck is your family energy needs for your entire life. Plus, when you need medical isotopes for medicine, where are those gonna come from?

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Morgan Jones @mjjones.bsky.social · 17h

Funny thing about airships, they also make sense for Canada's isolated northern communities if ice road access continues to deteriorate. So again, sometimes zippy comments could use some research. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Nunavut airline signs deal to design airship that would transport goods to North | CBC News

The main airline in Nunavut has signed a deal with France-based Flying Whales to bring airships to the North. Canadian North's president says airships could reduce the cost of cargo and lower the pric...

Morgan Jones @mjjones.bsky.social · 17h

Funny thing about airships, they also make sense for Canada's isolated northern communities if ice road access continues to deteriorate. So again, sometimes zippy comments could use some research. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Nunavut airline signs deal to design airship that would transport goods to North | CBC News

The main airline in Nunavut has signed a deal with France-based Flying Whales to bring airships to the North. Canadian North's president says airships could reduce the cost of cargo and lower the pric...

Morgan Jones @mjjones.bsky.social · 17h

At any point have I said no wind and solar? at every chance i've said "yes to wind and solar"? Because that can easily get you 80-90% of the way there which is super important! And we need to do these now. But we need nukes for the last 10% and we need the time for them to come online. Both! All!

Morgan Jones @mjjones.bsky.social · 17h

I want the case for Iquluit. I want to hear how we are going to decarbonize that community without nuclear power. That's not even the prairie cities. If you limit nukes, you'll just get more gas plants with dodgy CCS and buying of "offset credits"

Morgan Jones @mjjones.bsky.social · 18h

Chernobyl was a 1960s piece of shit that was run to destruction by incompetence. It's like saying a 1960s cars with lap belts and no crumple zones compared to a F1 cockpit. Just because they are both cars don't make them remotely similar. Like good Lord update your priors.

Morgan Jones @mjjones.bsky.social · 18h

China currently has 58 operable reactors with a total capacity of 56.9 GW. A further 43 reactors under construction. of course you need wind/solar.. but like China and india. You need nukes. India has 24 units plus another 14. world-nuclear.org/information-....

Asia's Nuclear Energy Growth - World Nuclear Association

Asia is the main region in the world where electricity generating capacity and specifically nuclear power is growing significantly. The greatest growth in nuclear generation is expected in China.

world-nuclear.org

Morgan Jones @mjjones.bsky.social · 18h

There is simply no way to compare older generations of nuclear power from modern ones. Without nuclear power we will not hit nz2050. Unless you want significant changes in lifestyle. As to SMRs. Every single submarine, aircraft carrier and some icebreakers are SMR. It's about economics not safe tech

Morgan Jones @mjjones.bsky.social · 18h

And what were the total fatalities? Fukashima was due to tsunami in just the right spot and turns out? Just fine. The Ukrainian nuke is in an active war zone and has been fine. There at this point is far more risk from lithium ion battery fires them from nuclear reactors.

Morgan Jones @mjjones.bsky.social · 18h

That just is a bad faced lie. There is no way $30B is the price tag and if you believe that I can't take you seriously.

Morgan Jones @mjjones.bsky.social · 18h

Quebec had Gentille nukes for ages. Hell they current are in a capacity swap with Ontario for winter .. because Ontario has nukes. It's not pompous, it's math. Manitoba for example doesn't have enough hydro for nz2050 winter peak. Nor wind. Nor solar. And how do you propose to decarb Iqualit?

Morgan Jones @mjjones.bsky.social · 19h

As a goalie, key question: are your shoulders at least 48" off the ice? Otherwise I have bad news, it rules out just standing there as your best option.

Morgan Jones @mjjones.bsky.social · 20h

No slag to this reporter, but if you are involved in energy and energy transition in Canada and profess to be an "expert" while slagging nuclear? We're gonna throw hands. Wind? solar? storage? Yes, ALL please! But we will need every tool we can, and 60s style nuclear scaremongering ain't it.

Taylor Noakes @taylornoakes.com · 20h

Not according to any of the experts I've interviewed

Decarbonization is possible now, with the technology we have now. There's no need for nuclear

Morgan Jones @mjjones.bsky.social · 20h

As a likely requirement. And even then, modern nuclear isn't any kind of serious risk. There is no real threat from modern nuclear. If the choice is more emissions or faster decarb. With SMRs it's a no brainer.

Morgan Jones @mjjones.bsky.social · 20h

Not enough. BECCS is untested and the economics make no sense. Unless we want to dam just about every small set of rapids in Canada that STILL might not be enough. And that certainly won't help anyone near or north of arctic circle. Dunsky in their deep decarbonization studies even identifies SMRs

Morgan Jones @mjjones.bsky.social · 20h

The experts are likely from 3rd party groups not utility planners or understanding of levelized costs. You simply can't address the issue of winter peaks due to decarbonization of natural gas for heat unless you have firm winter power. I like solar and wind, adding batteries help. But it's simply

Morgan Jones @mjjones.bsky.social · 20h

It's ok to value action now, but let's not mislead on nuclear. It is likely to be vital to decarbonization, especially for Canadian prairies.

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Jenny Chase @solarchase.bsky.social · 1d

32. Heatpumps are better for heating homes than hydrogen, but in seasonal climates like northern Europe will exacerbate the seasonal demand and supply mismatch for solar. We need to build wind and probably nuclear as well.

Morgan Jones @mjjones.bsky.social · 2d

The #1 thing you can do to save money on your heating bill is buy a radiative heating dish. You will be shocked how warmer you feel. Central heating systems heat air not people, and rooms you aren't in. You can keep your house much cooler and just heat where you need and feel it.

Morgan Jones @mjjones.bsky.social · 4d

For all those regulatory people in #energysky in response to a request for sources from an intervenor. I got "this information can be found on the world wide web."... What year is it? 🔌💡 #energy

Morgan Jones @mjjones.bsky.social · 7d

Yeah. Now in the defense of the utility, their costs go up (and we do want wages to go up). So tricky balancing act.

Morgan Jones @mjjones.bsky.social · 7d

Yeah totally. Need some kind of automatic inflation adjuster.. but I can't see that being popular

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Jessica Green @greenprofgreen.bsky.social · 7d

1/ Carney is doubling down on fossil fuels. Among the select few infrastructure projects being fast tracked by Carney gov’t is more LNG in Kitimat. Some LNG is more carbon intensive than COAL (yes this data is from the US).
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

Exported gas produces far worse emissions than coal, major study finds

Research challenges idea that sending liquefied natural gas around the world is cleaner alternative to burning coal

www.theguardian.com

Morgan Jones @mjjones.bsky.social · 7d

im sympathetic to the raw increase, when I dug into it more.. this is the first increase in 4 years. Want to guess what cumulative inflation is between 2021-2025? 19.56%.

Dakota Rural Action @dakotarural.bsky.social · 7d

A 19% hike on #electricity bills would be felt by everyone & would be a flat-out hardship for many who are already struggling to buy groceries or pay rent #ratepayers #utilityrates #energysky

Public News Service @publicnewsservice.bsky.social · 8d

Xcel Energy is proposing a 19% rate hike for nearly 100K electricity customers in North Dakota.

Public hearings are today at noon and 6 p.m. via the Public Service Commission. AARP urges residents to speak up.

#UtilityRates #NorthDakotaEnergy #EnergyEquity #ConsumerCosts
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Jennifer @princessjennifer.bsky.social · 7d

Same.