Thank you very much for two very interesting questions.
On the first one, there are and have been very active discussions with respect to connecting grids within specific regions. Talking about a national grid the way we over 100 years ago talked about connecting Canada from coast to coast by rail is, frankly, just impossible because of the geography, and there are other challenges. However, there are clearly opportunities within specific regions. Natural Resources Canada has undertaken studies in certain regions of the country to look particularly at what those opportunities are. There are some interconnections already, those that have already been economic and have moved forward, but this is an active discussion and specifically in the province where you come from.
With respect to the question about storage, right now the focus on storage is about batteries, but there are a lot of other new technologies that will be coming forward, cutting-edge technologies. The question we're asking, particularly with respect to our discussions with the Government of Canada, is what the Government of Canada can do to incent moving forward more rapidly with some of these new technologies, whether it's looking at compressed air systems or advanced battery technologies.
Clearly the federal government played a role in the past to spur the development of wind and solar energy. Wind power in just about every jurisdiction is now a viable option, so we've gotten through that process and it's reached that level of maturity. The question is whether some similar sorts of support can be provided for emerging renewables and emerging storage technologies.