Ontario Energy

• Ford government set to expand gas power as Windsor blesses new project

  An expansion to the province's gas power could take place on the shores of the Detroit River, after Windsor council voted to endorse plans for two new gas turbines.

  Canada

  Jan 18
  
• Ontario plunging into energy storage as electricity supply crunch looms

  Ontario is staring down an electricity supply crunch and amid a rush to secure more power, it is plunging into the world of energy storage.

  Canada

  Dec 26, 2022
  
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• Former Curve Lake First Nation chief Emily Whetung appointed to Ontario energy transition panel

  Emily Whetung will help identify and advise the province on the highest-value opportunities in the energy sector.

  Economy

  Nov 17, 2022
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• Ontario’s electricity sector will need more natural gas generation: report

  Ontario's electricity system operator says an expected surge in demand meaning the province will need some new natural gas generation in order to avoid rotating blackouts.

  Canada

  Oct 7, 2022
• Ontario program will see customers paid to run A/C less in bid to save energy

  Ontario is putting an additional $342 million toward energy efficiency programs, including paying some customers to run their air conditioning less on hot summer days.

  Canada

  Oct 4, 2022
• Ontario planning to keep Pickering nuclear power station open until 2026

  Ontario's long-term energy planning had assumed Pickering would close in a phased shut-down beginning in 2024.

  Politics

  Sep 29, 2022
• Ontario energy minister asks for sped-up natural gas moratorium report

  Todd Smith had previously asked the Independent Electricity System Operator to report back by November on the feasibility of a moratorium.

  Canada

  Aug 23, 2022
• Ontario seeks new electricity generation as demand rises, nuclear plant to be retired

  It means that for at least the next two decades, greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity sector are set to increase.

  Environment

  Jul 17, 2022
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• Former coal-fired generating station in Lambton, Ont. ‘safely imploded,’ OPG says

  The Lambton Generating Station was demolished Saturday, said Ontario Power Generation (OPG), 'the stacks and the boilers landed exactly where they were supposed to land.'

  Environment

  Feb 12, 2022
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• Cancellation of eastern Ontario wind farm project prompts auditor general examination

  Environment Minister Jeff Yurek revoked the Nation Rise Wind Farm project's approval late last year, citing concerns about the bat population.

  Environment

  Jan 9, 2020