Oh the irony, it burns. US President Donald Trump* has been fixated on getting rid of wind turbines ever since the early 2000’s, when he lost a fight with Scotland over a new offshore wind farm across the way from one of his golf courses. Now Canada is starting the fight all over again with the official unveiling of plans for a series of massive new wind farms to sprout up all over the North Atlantic coast off Nova Scotia, practically right on the doorstep of the US.
*Surreal as it is to believe, Trump really is the President of the United States of America, treason and all.
Canada teased word of its offshore wind venture last month with a focus on the considerable wind resources of Nova Scotia. The Natural Resources Canada agency made it official last week.
“Canada’s east coast has some of the strongest winds in the world, and developing that natural advantage presents a transformative economic opportunity for Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, and our entire nation,” NRC announced on October 15.
NRC left out the part where Canada is also a leading source of renewable energy imported to the US, particularly in the area of hydropower. What happens in Canada, doesn’t necessarily stay in Canada.
The latest example is a new hydropower transmission line from Lake Champlain in Canada that terminates in New York City. All else being equal, the potential is there for Canadian wind power to find its way into the US, Trump or no Trump.
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