Tag: wind and solar

  • Why Ontarians Continue Having Trouble Paying For Electricity

    Why Ontarians Continue Having Trouble Paying For Electricity

    [See Comments at the end of this article for updates Ed.] “All my pension goes to pay my electricity” – constituent.     With Ontario boasting the highest energy prices in North America, quite honestly I don’t know how some people get by. When people bring their electricity bills into my office, it provides a line-by-line window…

  • Creating Cleaner Air in Ontario Province Has Eliminated Coal Fired Generation

    Creating Cleaner Air in Ontario Province Has Eliminated Coal Fired Generation

    Ontario is now the first jurisdiction in North America to fully eliminate coal as a source of electricity generation. The Thunder Bay Generating Station, Ontario’s last remaining coal-fired facility, has burned its last supply of coal. Operated by Ontario Power Generation, Thunder Bay Generating Station was the oldest coal-fired station in the province.  The plant…