Powerful Options: A review of Ontario’s options for replacing aging nuclear plants
This new report discusses how hydro-electricity imports from Quebec and the development of the Lower Churchill Falls Project in Labrador can replace Ontario’s aging nuclear. In fact, it finds that Ontario has a number of viable options for replacing nuclear that are available now at a lower cost than building new nuclear reactors.
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How would you spend $26-68 billion dollars? Would you drop it all on high-risk nuclear plants or use it to transform Ontario into a green energy leader? Right now, this is the question facing Ontario and it looks like the government is intent on sticking with the status quo -- more handouts for nuclear, leftovers for renewable power and energy efficiency improvements. We think it is time for a responsible energy plan in Ontario that ends special treatment for nuclear power. If you agree, sign the petition at OntariosGreenFuture.ca.
Potential Benefits of Increased Ontario-Quebec Electricity Trade Exceed $1 Billion Per Year
April 14, 2009 - Increased electricity trade between Ontario and Quebec could provide the two provinces with economic benefits in excess of $1 billion per year according to OCAA’s new report, The Power of Mutual Benefit. The report outlines the many benefits of interprovincial energy trade and building a sustainable Canadian energy sharing strategy that meets social and environmental goals.
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Ontario can idle its dirty coal plants five years ahead of the government's official Dec. 31, 2014 deadline.There is a tremendous opportunity to take action on climate change now by taking coal offline by 2010. As this report outlines, we have the power, we just need a farsighted decision to act now.
Ontario can obtain 100% of its grid-supplied electricity from renewable sources by 2027 if Energy Minister George Smitherman adopts the recommendations in OCAA’s new report, Ontario’s Green Future. The report’s three key recommendations are build on success; take the lid off clean power; and make nuclear the last choice, not the first.
Coal phase out within our grasp
