'Can Ontario phase out coal-generated electricity at reasonable cost? The answer is an unequivocal yes. It starts with charging the full cost of production and educating consumers about how to improve efficiency. Then we must pay wind, water power, and landfill gas developers a fair price for their power and encourage them to ambitiously expand their part of the market. As well, public sector projects such as the Beck Hydro-electric power tunnel and the Toronto downtown cooling proposal should be costed-out and funded where the numbers justify the investment. Once the creative energy of the province is unleashed in the drive to replace and eliminate coal use, the momentum created will also lead to the eventual phase out of nuclear.'
I couldn't find a date on this article,Peter, but it seems a few years out of date. I think the ontario energy mix is a bit different now, some coal plants have been shut down, and we now have the FIT program. Check out OSEA or the OPA sites for more recent info.
ReplyDeletethank you. i thought nuclear in the mix was up to 51%, and coal down to 10 or 12%. the point remains unchanged, however.
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