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Nuclear provided 60 per cent of Ontario's electricity in 2015; little from wind, solar
Last edited Wed Jan 13, 2016, 12:48 PM - Edit history (1)
On edit - The prices listed below are in Canadian Dollars. So roughly $9Billion each in USD.
Nuclear power provided 60 per cent of Ontario's electricity in 2015, while renewables such as wind and solar power added only a tiny amount to the supply mix.
The Independent Electricity System Operator says Ontario got 24 per cent of its electricity from hydro-generated power from dams and run-of-river generators, and another 10 per cent from gas-and-oil fired generation.
Wind power supplied six per cent of the province's electricity last year, while solar power and biofuel generation each added less than one per cent to the grid
The province stopped burning coal to generate electricity in 2014, but it had been providing about 25 per cent of Ontario's power a decade ago.
http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/nuclear-provided-60-per-cent-of-ontario-s-electricity-in-2015-little-from-wind-solar-1.2734701
The Independent Electricity System Operator says Ontario got 24 per cent of its electricity from hydro-generated power from dams and run-of-river generators, and another 10 per cent from gas-and-oil fired generation.
Wind power supplied six per cent of the province's electricity last year, while solar power and biofuel generation each added less than one per cent to the grid
The province stopped burning coal to generate electricity in 2014, but it had been providing about 25 per cent of Ontario's power a decade ago.
http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/nuclear-provided-60-per-cent-of-ontario-s-electricity-in-2015-little-from-wind-solar-1.2734701
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Ontario to squeeze more life out of Pickering
...squeeze four more years out of the aging reactors at its Pickering generating station.
...originally scheduled to be decommissioned in 2020, but the Liberal cabinet decided to keep operating two units at Pickering until 2022, and the other four until 2024.
http://globalnews.ca/news/2445341/opg-to-announce-12-8-billion-refurbishment-of-darlington-nuclear-reactors/
...squeeze four more years out of the aging reactors at its Pickering generating station.
...originally scheduled to be decommissioned in 2020, but the Liberal cabinet decided to keep operating two units at Pickering until 2022, and the other four until 2024.
http://globalnews.ca/news/2445341/opg-to-announce-12-8-billion-refurbishment-of-darlington-nuclear-reactors/
Ontario unveils $12.8B Darlington nuclear refurbishment
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is working to ensure nuclear power is part of the province's future with approved plans for a $12.8-billion refurbishment of four nuclear reactors at the Darlington generating station, just east of Toronto.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/darlington-nuclear-refurbishment-1.3395696
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is working to ensure nuclear power is part of the province's future with approved plans for a $12.8-billion refurbishment of four nuclear reactors at the Darlington generating station, just east of Toronto.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/darlington-nuclear-refurbishment-1.3395696
Bruce Power to spend $13B to refurbish 6 nuclear units
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/bruce-power-1.3348633
