Toronto-Centre candidates support shutting down coal plants

The OCAA asked candidates running in the Toronto-Centre by-election where they stood on immediately putting Ontario's coal plants on standy reserve and supporting the development of highly efficient combined heat and power systems for hospitals. Click here for their answers.

Showing leadership at the G20

Ending coal use the equivalent of taking 7 million cars off the road

Ontario can now meet its electricity needs without using coal. In fact we now have a surplus of coal-free electricity generation capacity. So there is no need to wait until 2014 to end the use of coal to generate electricity. We can commit to taking our coal plants offline in 2010 and show the world that we are committed to climate leadership. Find out more.

 

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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No more nuclear bailouts

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? 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

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's power grid can be 100% renewable by 2027

Ontario can obtain 100% of its grid-supplied electricity from renewable sources by 2027 if Energy Minister Brad Duguid adopts the recommendations in OCAA’s 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.