| | A momentous but little known event, arguably more important then the federal election, is now underway in Ontario. The Ontario Power Authority (OPA) hearings on electricity demand/supply will impact the economic, ecological and technological life of the province for decades. Background: The provincial government's renewable energy standard offer program has been "too" successful. The flood of offers to develop green energy threatens the need for nuclear power. The Liberals are now desperate to subvert, sideline and bury the emerging consensus that the nuclear emperor stands naked. |
Shining the light on the OPA perversion of sound planning is the Green Energy Coalition, comprising Greenpeace, WWF, Sierra Club, David Suzuki Foundation, Pembina Institute and the Ontario Sustainable Energy Association. The Coalition has filed 900 pages of expert evidence challenging the OPA's $26 billion plan to build, rebuild or replace nukes.
The submitted evidence shows that efficiency can be doubled, turning load growth negative. Wind power and co-generation can provide the power demand, allowing the phase-out of existing reactors. The province and the OPA all but ignore co-gen.
The Energy Board mandate is to recommend the most cost effective option. Will the McGuinty government wait for and heed the advice from the hearings or will they barge ahead with more nukes? The hearings last till November. Stay tuned.
1 comment:
hey, great blog. I can't believe i havent stumbled upon this earlier. Im glad im here now anyways
ive had serious concerns about the McGuinty government's energy plan for quite some time. I am wondering if you ahve seen or ehard about the Powr Workers energy plan. It's fairly non-partisan, and is one of the better plans i've come across.
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