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Prairie Wind Boom: 28 GW National Target

AI TrackEnactedEnergycontinuum-epoch-162026-02-26
Track
AI Track
RIPPLE variable
sask_wind_capacity
AI intensity
70.00
Analyses
0
Votes
0

Rationale

Migrated from Ducklings Continuum (Epoch 16)

Domain: energy

Effects: 7 downstream variables affected

Immediate effects: 0

Divergence score: 60.0707

Constitutional basis: Provincial energy jurisdiction (s.92A), federal clean electricity regulations

Fiscal cost estimate: 3

Details

Epoch: 16

Domain: energy

Fiscal cost estimate (LLM): $3.00B CAD

Structural estimate (RIPPLE): -$7.57B CAD net (v3-bfs-signed depth=2, decay=0.5/hop; diverges)

Top RIPPLE cost paths
  • −$5.87B → consumer_spending (Consumer Spending Growth) via carbon_emissions
  • −$1.65B → healthcare_spending (Healthcare Spending) via carbon_emissions
  • −$0.23B → defense_spending (Defence Spending (DND)) via carbon_emissions
  • +$0.18B → federal_budget_balance (Federal Budget Balance) via carbon_emissions

Causal effects: 7 downstream (0 immediate)

Divergence after: 60.071

Variable changes

  • sask_wind_capacity: {"new": 2500, "old": 900}
  • wind_capacity_national: {"new": 28000, "old": 18000}

Proposed policy move

Targets sask_wind_capacity.

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.

Data sources

  • RIPPLE:sask_wind_capacity
  • RIPPLE:wind_capacity_national