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Ontario Canada says good-bye to coal

By Paul Dvorak | January 15, 2013

CanWEACanWEA recently applauded Premier Dalton McGuinty’s announcement that Ontario will abandon coal-fired electricity a year ahead of schedule. The province has reduced use of coal by 90% since 2003 while at the same time bringing online 2,000 MW of clean, emissions-free wind energy.

“The move to eliminate dirty coal from the provincial power system makes Ontario a North American leader in environmental performance and supporting development of a clean energy economy,” said Robert Hornung, president of CanWEA. “Ontario is one of North America’s wind energy leaders and every 1,000 MW of new wind energy development represents more than $2.5 billion in new investment. Our developers, manufacturers and construction contractors are excited and ready to help the province continue to build a world-leading power system that is cleaner and affordable.”

Paul Murphy, President and CEO of Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) said that wind energy’s contribution to the Ontario electricity system continues to climb. At just over 3% of electricity supplied in Ontario in 2012, wind energy’s contribution now surpasses that of coal. Murphy also noted that the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) projects non-hydro renewable resources will supply more than 10% of Ontario’s electricity needs by 2015.

Wind energy in Ontario has grown from 400 MW in 2006 to over 2,000 MW today. In fact, Ontario’s wind energy industry continues to create new jobs for Ontario’s manufacturing sector in places such as Hamilton, Niagara, Chatham, and Tillsonburg. With political leadership and continued policy stability, wind energy will deliver on its promise of providing the clean, safe electricity that Ontarians want.

Wind energy is safe, clean and affordable. It does not emit air emissions or greenhouse gasses, and leaves no waste products. Wind energy uses no water in the production of electricity, and helps in our fight against climate change.

Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA)

www.canwea.ca 

 


Filed Under: News, Policy
Tagged With: CanWEA, Coal
 

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Comments

  1. Laura Griffin says

    January 20, 2013 at 6:45 am

    Oh Good!!! We don’t have to build any more wind turbines in Ontario!! McGuinty said the purpose of building these machines was to get rid of coal. Mission accomplished. Don’t need any more new turbines! Great news!!!

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