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Power generated by wind blows past coal output in Ontario - 0 views

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  • three per cent of the province’s electricity in 2012, compared to 2.8 per cent for coal-generated power. A decade ago, coal-burning plants produced a quarter of the province’s electricity output.
  • Over the noon hour last Friday, for example, wind was generating 1,196 MW of power, compared to 710 MW from coal. A new wind-generation record was set Jan. 4, when 1,663 megawatts (MW) of electricity was produced by wind turbines, concentrated in southwestern Ontario.
  • Nuclear power continues to be Ontario’s chief source for electricity, supplying 56.4 per cent of total output last year, followed by hydro at 22.3 per cent, and natural gas at 14.6 per cent, according to the new IESO figures
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  • The closures are expected to put more than 350 people out of work, he said.The Power W
  • “Ontario is spending billions on wind turbines and solar panels supported by natural gas generation to the benefit of big multinational corporations,”
  • “Ontario will not likely meet its greenhouse gas targets because of increased dependence on natural gas generation, green job numbers remain elusive and our electricity prices are on the way to becoming among the highest in North America.”
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Ontario close to eliminating coal as electric-power source, a first in North America | ... - 0 views

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  • Word that Ontario is nearing its long-promised goal of eliminating coal-fired power plants has gotten a lot of play outside the province in scientific, environmental and power industry publications.
  • by the end of this year the last two large-scale coal-fired generating plants will close, leaving only a small backup facility in Thunder Bay operating until the end of 2014.
  • "Shutting down the last coal plants in Southern Ontario will significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and save the province $95 million,"
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  • last year that coal, which a decade ago accounted for a quarter of Ontario's electricity, now generates only 2.8 per cent of the total. It's now exceeded by wind power, which provides three per cent. The shift "demonstrates how far we’ve come in terms of t
  • Nuclear power provides more than half (56.4 per cent) of Ontario's electricity, followed by hydro at 22.3 per cent and natural gas at 14.6 per cent, the electricity agency said.
  • "While there’s little respite from rising electricity prices no matter what the source, with renewable energy at least consumers know what they’re paying for," he wrote.
  • So far, none of the Liberal candidates vying to succeed the departing McGuinty are ready to abandon his green-energy policy.
  • Gerard Kennedy promised to review the Green Energy Act.
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Province tries to steady natural gas price after spike - Nova Scotia - CBC News - 0 views

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  • Energy Minister Charlie Parker said the province wants to diversify its energy sources to include more natural gas, wind, tidal, biomass and hydroelectr
  • The school said it was $400,000 more than they budgeted for.
  • The price dipped again in January. The government said the ultimate goal is to reduce Nova Scotia's dependency on coal and find greener sources of energy to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
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