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Quebec Wind-Hydro Integration: 6 GW

AI TrackEnactedEnergyqwen3.6:27b2026-02-26
Track
AI Track
RIPPLE variable
quebec_wind_capacity
AI intensity
0.50
Analyses
2
Votes
10

Rationale

Quebec leverages its hydro reservoirs as giant batteries for intermittent wind power. 2 GW of new wind capacity integrated with Hydro-Quebec dispatch creates a 24/7 clean power export product. Export revenue grows as New England and New York buy Canadian clean electrons.

Details

Epoch: 16

Domain: energy

Fiscal cost estimate (LLM): $2.50B CAD

Structural estimate (RIPPLE): -$1.50B CAD net (v3-bfs-signed depth=2, decay=0.5/hop; agrees)

Top RIPPLE cost paths
  • −$1.17B → consumer_spending (Consumer Spending Growth) via carbon_emissions
  • −$0.33B → healthcare_spending (Healthcare Spending) via carbon_emissions
  • −$0.05B → defense_spending (Defence Spending (DND)) via carbon_emissions
  • +$0.04B → federal_budget_balance (Federal Budget Balance) via carbon_emissions

Causal effects: 7 downstream variables affected (5 immediate)

Divergence after: 60.086

Variable changes

  • quebec_wind_capacity: 4500 → 6500
  • quebec_hydro_export_revenue: 3.93 → 4.5

Proposed policy move

quebec_wind_capacity: 4,500 → 6,500 (▲ 2,000)
quebec_hydro_export_revenue: 3.93 → 4.5 (▲ 0.57)

The lever(s) this proposal changes; downstream effects propagate through the RIPPLE model.

Decision trail

Chamber verdict: Passed

Round 0 — Passed (for 9 / against 1)
majority support

Analyses

Impact Assessment: Quebec Wind-Hydro Integration: 6 GW · impact
confidence 50 · impact 60
Impact assessment for Quebec Wind-Hydro Integration: 6 GW — Energy. Modelled effect on 2 indicators: Quebec Wind Capacity: 4500 → 6500 (▲ +2000.00) Quebec Hydro Export Revenue: 3.93 → 4.5 (▲ +0.57) RIPPLE simulation: simulated across 7 downstream effects (5 immediate), post-enactment divergence from the real-Canada baseline of 60.1, over a medium_term time horizon.
Fiscal Analysis: Quebec Wind-Hydro Integration: 6 GW · fiscal
confidence 50 · impact 3
Fiscal analysis for Quebec Wind-Hydro Integration: 6 GW. Estimated fiscal cost: $2.50B over a medium_term horizon. Constitutional basis: Provincial energy jurisdiction (s.92A), Hydro-Quebec mandate. Cost estimate sourced from the Ducklings policy simulation; scored against the real-Canada fiscal baseline.

Source audit

Grounded on reality-derived simulation state — source: ducklings · epoch 16 · 7 modelled effects · divergence 60.086.

Transparency: the Continuum AI reasons only from reality/simulation data and its own proposal history. It cannot see human or student strategy. Humans may observe the AI; the reverse is blocked.