Page - October 2, 2007
Politicians tell us there is not enough potential renewable energy to keep the lights on in Ontario without nuclear or coal power. They’re wrong.
At the end of August, the McGuinty government released a 20-year
electricity plan that overlooks a whole array of options for
renewable and clean energy in favour of a $40 billion nuclear
building spree.
One untapped renewable resource is wind power on the Great
Lakes. A government commissioned study in 2005 showed that there's
enough wind on the Great Lakes to generate up to 47,000 megawatts
of electricity. That's almost fives times the capacity of
Ontario's ageing nuclear stations.
Despite this, the McGuinty government has rejected outright any
development of offshore wind. Should we believe the Liberals when
they tell us we don't have the renewable energy potential to go
without nuclear or coal? No.