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Nov 3, 2026
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COMMENTARY: The true cost of diesel power to Prince Edward Island
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They’re interested in ramming through $353 million for a 100 MW ProEnergy fossil-fuel generation project, using refurbished turbines converted from aircraft engines.
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B.I.A.S. ANALYSIS
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Heuristic (v1/v3)
-0.60 · LEFT
ML v2 (DistilBERT)
0.301 · RIGHT
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0.301 · CENTER RIGHT
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Excerpt from SaltWire Network
Energy planning in P.E.I. should be just that, planning – done with the future in mind. Right now, it seems that Maritime Electric isn’t interested in planning. They’re interested in ramming through $353 million for a 100 MW ProEnergy fossil-fuel generation project, using refurbished turbines converted from aircraft engines. This combustion turbine project is reactionary, […]
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