We could need nearly triple the amount of power by 2050, but it is possible for all that energy to come from renewable sources
Does anyone know how much power we’ll need to generate as more people switch to driving electric vehicles? Even more importantly, will that electricity be zero emissions – not produced with coal or natural gas?As we switch to electricity to run our vehicles and heat our homes, we could need nearly triple the amount of power we’re using now by 2050, an energy expert said.
Last year, a DSF report showed that Canada could completely rely on zero-emissions electricity by 2035 using technology that exists now – even as our energy needs grow.According to the Canada Energy Regulator, several provinces, including British Columbia, Manitoba and Quebec, typically generate more than 80 per cent of their electricity from hydroelectricity.But Alberta, Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia generate most of their electricity from fossil fuels, including natural gas and coal.
The federal government has proposed clean electricity regulations that would move Canada to zero-emissions electricity by 2035 – the same year that all new vehicles sold would have to be battery-electric vehicles, hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles or plug-in-hybrids.But the fossil fuels industry is pushing for amendments to the proposed regulations, including carbon credits and carbon capture, that would mean that natural gas power could continue, Thomas said.
“The kind of transformation we’re looking at now has never happened before,” Thomas said. “It’s an unprecedented amount of growth in the electricity sector and in clean electricity.
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