Plugging Ontario Into
A Green Future
A Renewable Is Doable Action Plan
On September 17, 2008, Ontario Energy Minister George Smitherman launched a green energy review of Ontario's proposed 20-year electricity plan, directing the Ontario Power Authority to find ways to enhance the contributions of renewable energy, conservation and distributed generation.
Plugging Ontario Into A Green Future lays out an action plan for achieving Minister Smitherman's goal and shows how doing so will assist Ontario in meeting its climate targets and create new green jobs.
Plugging Ontario Into A Green Future demonstrates that the best opportunity to develop a green energy economy in Ontario is to allow sustainable sources of power to replace ageing nuclear reactors when they are scheduled to shut down beginning in 2013.
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CBC's Newsworld links Plugging Ontario Into A Green Future with a documentary on a booming renewable energy industry in Germany. Ontario's abundance of renewable energy makes it a prime province for developing this resource. Will it take this golden opportunity to revolutionize our energy systems or repeat mistakes of the past?
The 5th Estate documents Germany's rise to become the renewable energy powerhouse of the industrialized world.
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The Basics of Basload follows the premiere Renewable is Doable report pubished in August 2007 and answers the question: Howis it doable? It addresses the misconception thatlarge-scale nuclear or coal generation is required to meet Ontario's base load demand for electricity. It argues that the right technical, regulatory and policy tools can make energy efficiency and renewable power the primary source of power for the future.
The Pembina Institute also works on national renewable energy issues: Find out more.
