2 ms·

Ontario gets 21% of it's power from hydro-electricity which provides closer to baseline power than variable-generation. The report never mentions hydro (althou

Ontario gets 21% of it's power from hydro-electricity which provides closer to baseline power than variable-generation. The report never mentions hydro (although due to a quirk all electricity is called hydro in Ontario and BC) which is concerning.. Nuclear generation isn't particularly large at 2x hydro, gas 1x, solar and wind are less than half. Gas is the only peaking source listed. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=2510001501 https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=251000...

toomuchtodo 1y ago
Indeed, so how do you replace the gas peaking? Solar, wind, batteries, existing nuclear and hydro, and perhaps some balancing with existing interconnects with Manitoba, Québec, NYISO, and MISO. https://app.electricitymaps.com/zone/CA-ON/12mo/monthly https://app.electricitymaps.com/zone/CA-ON/12mo/monthly (75% of Ontario's trailing twelve months electrical consumption was generated by low carbon technologies, the remainder is the gap to fill; adjacent Manitoba and Québec grids stand at 90%+ low carbon for the same time period)