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60% of Ontario capacity is already nuclear and they sell it to the US. So in a way they are already doing this. Just not to the degree they probably should.
by kjrose 5y ago
60% of Ontario capacity is already nuclear and they sell it to the US. So in a way they are already doing this. Just not to the degree they probably should.
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- throw0101a 5y agoIf anyone is curious about the actual (real-time) numbers, go to this page† and click on the "Supply" tab: * https://www.ieso.ca/power-data https://www.ieso.ca/power-data Nuclear chugs along with the base load at 9000 to 9500 MW, next biggest is hydro with between 3000 and 5000MW (with some deep troughs at 2500). Wind is the third-biggest, but is very variable: it tends to peak where hydro troughs (2500). Natgas comes along every so often Ontario retired all of its coal plants several years ago. If I had a magic want in Ontario I'd say we should build another 2000-2500 nuclear plant, which would take care of some of the base load that hydro is handling. Then hydro would be more free to handle the variable load, and we could reduce/remove natgas. Various CSV and XML files available with historical data: * https://www.ieso.ca/en/Power-Data/Data-Directory https://www.ieso.ca/en/Power-Data/Data-Directory †Site run by the Independent Electricity System Operator (Ontario's grid).
- kjrose 5y agoYeah I found out about these numbers when I was reviewing the policy book for the Alberta chamber of commerce.
- throw0101a 5y agoIf anyone really wants to get into the numbers, you can see the output on a per generator basis: * https://www.sygration.com/gendata/today.html https://www.sygration.com/gendata/today.html