UCP faces questions on how it did the math in attack on NDP electricity plan ableg abpoli
Navius was then recently asked by the United Conservative caucus to calculate the possible knock-on effects to the economy from a net-zero grid.
Within hours of the UCP announcement Wednesday, Navius tweeted that its $35-billion figure is not in addition to the $52 billion but is baked in already. The UCP released a report conducted by us this morning. We’ve seen the numbers being associated with our report and we’d like to set the record straightThe Navius statement Thursday added: “The $35-billion GDP impact accounts for both the costs and benefits of this investment and provides an estimate of the net economic impact of decarbonizing the electricity sector in Alberta.
NDP Leader Rachel Notley said Smith is deliberately distorting the figures, and said even the AESO report overestimates the costs and underplays the benefits of moving to the net zero grid.
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