Comment
The postponement of the Bruce and Darlington facilities construction sites is good BUT by 2024, if the renewable procurement and energy from waste program incentives were not curtailed, it may be that the nuclear will be superfluous.
There is no indication of the 'real impact' of the nuclear plant refurbishments in terms of the additional emissions in the production of the materials and the construction process.
Energy from waste is probably the best solution to many issues and yet it is not being supported because of bad government planning in other areas.
Not an acceptable excuse
Tthe refurbishments at the Bruce nuclear generating station. Work will begin in 2020 instead of 2016. This will make the best use of our existing nuclear fleet and save $1.7 billion compared to what was forecasted in the 2013 LTEP. The government also plans, pending regulatory approvals, to operate the Pickering nuclear station up to 2024, saving ratepayers as much as $600 million; and Suspending the second round of the Large Renewable Procurement and the Energy from Waste Standard Offer Program. This is expected to save up to $3.8 billion in electricity system costs compared to the forecast in Ontario’s 2013 LTEP. This would save the typical residential electricity consumer an average of approximately $2.45 per month.
[Original Comment ID: 195673]
Submitted June 8, 2018 2:01 PM
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Planning Ontario's energy future: A discussion guide to start the conversation
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