Ontario should use the…

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Ontario should use the opportunity of the LTEP to design and implement a plan to transition to 100% renewable energy.

 

It is clear from the recent OPA application for a 10 year phased-in increase in the price of nuclear power this is not cost-effective solution.  Without a proven means to store spent nuclear fuel waste, further investment in this source of energy also increases the risk to future generations and off-loads the cost of protecting future societies against dangerous use of that material.

 

The need to move quickly to address our climate change concerns cannot be understated.  There is no other means know to address this problem other than clean energy.  Ontario's plan for this is a good one and should be followed with the exception of the role that nuclear plays.  Energy storage is a thrust line that must be reinforced so that the intermittent nature of renewables can be addressed to allow them to play a larger role in our energy supply.

 

Lastly, Ontario's investments to fight climate change and reduce our carbon emissions is all for naught as long as emissions grow producing fossil fuel for export, such as in Alberta and British Columbia.  The building of pipelines like Energy East only allow those emissions to grow.  There is no known argumentation that can suggest it is in Ontario's interest to allow this pipeline through our province.

 

I am available for further consultations if required.  Unfortunately this message was produced quickly and does not provide fuller support for this viewpoint.  As a builder of net positive homes with zero carbon footprint, there is more to say about how technologies available today can contribute to reducing our energy requirements, reducing our need for carbon and increasing our economic strength, resilience and relative position globally iff we support the right choices and investments.  We have much potential at hand in conservation, efficiency and renewable  generation.

 

Chris Weissflog

 

BSc, MSc, MBA

 

RHDT, RASDT, CPHC

 

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