tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839174579032661879.post3562199427846674051..comments2023-12-22T18:00:08.767-06:00Comments on Nitroglycol's mad, mad, mad, mad world: Note to the mystery consultant -- Even Tom Brodbeck thinks you're full of itnitroglycolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14030927753989623634noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839174579032661879.post-89270446240794725242009-10-31T07:26:04.514-05:002009-10-31T07:26:04.514-05:00I would be less concerned about the level of debt ...I would be less concerned about the level of debt or the calculations of selling price with currency fluctuations.<br /><br />I would be very, very concerned about the nature of take or pay arrangements which are definitely not yet public. These are extremely dangerous and I do not trust the level of sophistication within hydro to negotiate favourably against the Americansunclebobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108804757944657087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839174579032661879.post-5322162229286519872009-10-27T12:20:48.262-05:002009-10-27T12:20:48.262-05:00Since you asked, here's what I posted in the C...Since you asked, here's what I posted in the Comments section under Brodbeck's column:<br /><br />No matter what the content of the whistleblower's reports, the information that was already provided to the Public Utilities Board by Manitoba Hydro show that there are serious questions regarding future supply based on expected increases in domestic demand (as opposed to export demand).<br /><br />In addition, Hydro may end up with as much as $25 billion of debt, and the increase in rates that may be required could involve a doubling or even tripling of our current 6.25¢/kW.h residential rate. This may be more than the PUB is willing to approve, and if so the provincial government could need to bail out Hydro in coming years.<br /><br />More info: <br /><a href="http://reganwolfrom.wordpress.com/2009/10/20/will-hydro%e2%80%99s-big-gamble-ruin-manitoba/" rel="nofollow">http://reganwolfrom.wordpress.com/2009/10/20/will-hydro%e2%80%99s-big-gamble-ruin-manitoba/</a>Regan Wolfromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11173225129075192970noreply@blogger.com