Linking ancient and advanced technologies · •Atlantic Business Magazine Customer Service Award...
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Linking ancient and advanced technologies
Bob Ashley, April 2015
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ancient technology…it works
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medieval technology…it works
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post-renaissance technology…it works
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advanced analogs…
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advanced analogs…digital
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linking ancient and new…
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Electricity on P.E.I. mainly generated from fossil fuels
(undersea cable from NB)
P.E.I has no hydro, no nuclear, but tons of wind
• No Hydro Electricity
• No Nuclear Generated Electricity
• Most Homes Heated by Imported Fossil Fuels & Electricity
PEI Energy Sources
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Summerside Electric Utility
• 7,000 residential customers
• Annual energy sales130 Million kWh’s
• Buy electricity
• Sell electricity
• Produce electricity
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Wind-Powered Generation Supplies Summerside
Electric with 60 Million kWh’s of Power (48%)
• Wind Generation plant capacity of 21 MW’s
• Providing 100% of the city’s nightly needs
• Approximately 50% the city’s daytime needs
Local Electricity Sources
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The Challenge: More Wind Energy during the Night; not as
much Energy consumed at Night
• 8,500,000 kWh’s excess exported at low price.
Too Much Wind? Never
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Heat For Less Now!
• Energy at $0.08/kWh instead of $0.1241/kWh
• Guaranteed not to change for 5 years
Consumer Program
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Future Proofing
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• Atlantic Business Magazine Customer Service Award (2012)
• Greater Summerside Chamber of Commerce, Business
Excellence (2012)
• Federation of Canadian Municipalities (Energy Award, 2013)
• PEI Engineers Association (Environmental Excellence, 2014)
• Upcoming National award for Municipal Innovation ( June, 2015)
Repute (not ill)