Miscellaneous items I found of interest during the week.
Electricity Prices
A recent Hydro-Québec report (April 1, 2024) compares electricity prices in major North American cities, Montréal, Winnipeg, Vancouver, and Ottawa were identified as the lowest cost Canadian cities for residential customers; Montréal was by far the lowest. Edmonton, Calgary, Halifax, and Charlottetown were among the highest.
US 19th Century Military Forts and Voluntary Observers Weather Database
Battling deepfakes: How AI threatens democracy and what we can do about it
Why wind farms attract so much misinformation and conspiracy theory.
Thanks to the following for comments and tips: Ann Burns, Anonymous, Brenda Turner, Bryan Cook, Christine Jackson, Gail, Kim Barnsdale, Teresa, and Unknown.
Interesting re the electricity costs…I didn’t think Vancouver ever had anything that was among the lowest costs for homeowners!