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It's especially dumb in Ontario where electricity is almost entirely from nuclear and hydro.
by pstrateman 3y ago
It's especially dumb in Ontario where electricity is almost entirely from nuclear and hydro.
- throw0101c 3y ago> […] almost entirely from nuclear and hydro. Click "Supply" for near real-time data: * https://www.ieso.ca/power-data https://www.ieso.ca/power-data Depending on how much wind is generating, (natural/methane) gas generators are dialed up and down. Ontario is planning to expand nuclear: * https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/ontario-new-nuclear-build-1.6897701 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/ontario-new-nuclear-bu... Both large and small: * https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1003248/ontario-building-more-small-modular-reactors-to-power-provinces-growth https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1003248/ontario-building-...
- pstrateman 3y agoYeah today the gas usage is higher then usual and it's still pretty low.
- kevin_thibedeau 3y agoCanada has high levels of immigration and needs to plan for the demands of a significantly larger population in the future. You can keep ratcheting up the demand on existing infrastructure or offload some demand with better solutions.