The massive expansion would almost double Bruce's capacity but faces years of hurdles before shovels hit the ground
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared on The Trillium, a new Village Media website devoted exclusively to covering provincial politics at Queen’s Park.With the province facing a daunting energy supply shortage in the coming decades, Ontario's PC government is looking to expand Bruce Power's nuclear capacity by nearly 5,000 megawatts, enough energy to power roughly five million homes. Bruce's current capacity is just over 6,000 megawatts.
The first step along the approval chain is a federally-led impact assessment, which studies the benefits and drawbacks of a proposed project and tries to mitigate any negative outcomes. "I hope to work with Minister Wilkinson ... and the federal government to clarify and reduce the timelines, minimize the inefficiencies and duplication in the federal government's major project reviews so that we can get this work done quickly and efficiently," he said.
Mark Winfield, a professor of political science at York University specializing in energy policy, expressed some concern about the potential risks to Ontario ratepayers and taxpayers of such a big project.
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