• Episode 8: Does Ontario Really Need More Gas-Fired Power Plants?

  • Nov 25 2022
  • Length: 21 mins
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Episode 8: Does Ontario Really Need More Gas-Fired Power Plants?

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  • The Ford government in Ontario has crafted a plan to not only build new gas-fired power plants in the province, but to also ramp up the use of our existing gas-fired plants, and that will mean giving back about half the gains that Ontario made by ending the use of dirty coal to generate electricity. Yet, in September 2022, Ontario's Independent Electricity System Operator released a report entitled, Ontario’s Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Potential Study, prepared by Dunsky Energy and Climate Advisors. This report tells us that Ontario doesn’t need to increase its gas-fired energy capacity at all, and that we can meet our needs with a smart combination of distributed renewable power and efficiency programs instead... all while saving Ontarians $290 billion dollars.


    Taking Action:

    Take the Pledge for Climate Action (Ontario Green Party petition to Doug Ford to stop funding oil and gas projects): https://gpo.ca/climate/take-the-pledge/?source=C22.TTP.E.BTN


    Resources:

    Doug Ford government spent $231M to scrap green energy projects: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/doug-ford-green-energy-wind-turbines-cancelled-230-million-1.5364815

    Why all of Canada will pay for Doug Ford’s choice to cancel Ontario’s cap-and-trade program: https://thenarwhal.ca/koch-sues-canada/

    Ontario could be entering an energy supply crisis. Here’s what you need to know: https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-electricity-grid/

    Ontario’s Coal Phase out: Lessons from a massive climate achievement: https://www.cleanairalliance.org/ontarios-coal-phase-out-lessons-from-a-massive-climate-achievement/

    Costing the Cancellation of Cap and Trade: https://youtu.be/0y0nXLwQDJk

    Metrolinx removes electric vehicle chargers from GO station parking lots: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/metrolinx-ev-charging-stations-1.4972890

    Electricity Systems Operator’s 2021 outlook: https://www.ieso.ca/en/Sector-Participants/Planning-and-Forecasting/Annual-Planning-Outlook

    Ontario’s Electricity Options: A Cost Comparison: https://www.cleanairalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/options2022nov.pdf

    Does Ontario Need New Gas Plants? https://www.cleanairalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/New-Gas-fact-or-fiction-sheet-oct-18-v_02.pdf

    Ontario’s Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Potential Study (The Dunsky Report): https://www.ieso.ca/-/media/Files/IESO/Document-Library/engage/derps/derps-20220930-final-report-volume-1.ashx

    IESO Annual Planning Outlook (Ontario’s electricity system needs: 2023-2042): https://www.ieso.ca/-/media/Files/IESO/Document-Library/planning-forecasts/apo/Dec2021/2021-Annual-Planning-Outlook.ashx

    IESO Recommends Shift to Grid-Scale Storage in Ontario, Relying on Natural Gas Expansions to Ensure Reliability in Near-Term: https://www.ieso.ca/Corporate-IESO/Media/News-Releases/2022/10/Grid-Scale-Storage-in-Ontario-Natural-Gas-Expansions-to-Ensure-Reliability-in-Near-Term

    Distributed Energy Resources: https://www.ieso.ca/en/Learn/Ontario-Electricity-Grid/Distributed-Energy-Resources

    Why is Ontario spending billions on nuclear energy when cheap renewables are available? https://sppga.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2021/10/Why-is-Ontario-spending-billions-on-nuclear-energy-when-cheap-renewables-are-available_-%E2%80%93-Canadian-Dimension.pdf


    Written and narrated by Art Lightstone


    Music:

    Feels, by Patrick Patrikios
    As Time Passes, by Zapsplat
    Atmospheria, by Francis Preve
    Investigations, by Kevin MacLeod
    Movement, by Dave Miles
    Half Cool, by Gemini
    Dulce Reggaeton, by An Jone
    Cryogenic, by Zapslat
    No pressure, by Zapsplat
    Rapid Turnaround, by Zapsplat
    Deep in Thought, by Zapsplat
    Still Learning, by Dave Miles
    Exploring, by Zapsplat
    Make You Move, by Ofshane
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