Saskatchewan's plan to extend life of coal power to cost $26B over 25 years: NDP

Yesterday, I wrote about a great story from Ontario about an increase coming in nuclear power. Now, a counterpoint from idiots in Saskatchewan.

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The Saskatchewan NDP says new figures from SaskPower reveal it will cost about $26 billion over 25 years to extend the life of the province’s coal plants until it transitions to nuclear energy.

That includes $11.4 billion in capital costs, $13 billion in fuel costs, and $1.4 billion to rebuild transmission infrastructure already considered obsolete.

NDP Leader Carla Beck has called the amount staggering, saying the Saskatchewan Party government could do away with the coal extension for cheaper alternatives.

“This is not only about how much we are paying for this coal plant, which is – to be clear – a staggering amount, this is also about all of the things that this government cannot pay for,” she told reporters on Thursday.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/regina/article/saskatchewans-plan-to-extend-life-of-coal-power-to-cost-26b-over-25-years/

Canada has five operating Uranium mines, all in Saskatchewan.