TORONTO - Ontario’s electricity system is searching for more power producers as demand rises and a major nuclear plant nears retirement, a process lik...
TORONTO - Ontario’s electricity system is searching for more power producers as demand rises and a major nuclear plant nears retirement, a process likely to secure more natural gas generation while the government seeks to end reliance on it.
While the IESO has acknowledged that more gas generation will be needed in the near term, Energy Minister Todd Smith has asked itto explore a moratorium on new gas plants.But he noted that an IESO report last year examining whether natural gas generation could be phased out by 2030 found that it would lead to rotating blackouts and higher electricity bills.
“It’s incredibly reliable, it’s quite efficient, and it until recently had been quite cost-effective,” he said. The Progressive Conservatives cancelled 750 of those contracts during their first term, saying the province didn’t need the power and the contracts were driving up costs for ratepayers.“There’s just no two ways about it,” he said.
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