An Analysis of the Impacts of All-Electric Heat Pumps and Peak Mitigation Technologies
This report looks at how the shift to using heat pumps to heat and cool
A Picture Is Worth Billions
Ontario has many lower cost options for meeting its electricity needs than rebuilding old nuclear reactors. Our factsheet demonstrates that the decision to rebuild 10 aging reactors makes little economic sense.
Ontario’s Coal Phase out: Lessons from a massive climate achievement
Ending the use of coal-fired electricity was a massive climate achievement -- the equivalent of taking seven million cars off the road. This report looks at how this remarkable success was achieved and the lessons learned from one of the biggest environmental success stories in recent times.
Making the Right Choice for Pickering’s Waterfront
The Pickering Nuclear Station takes up 600 acres of prime waterfront real estate in the City of Pickering. When North America’s 3rd oldest nuclear station closes in 2024, this means that there will be an exciting chance for the people of Pickering to revitalize their waterfront – and their community.
The 2019 Ontario Budget: Does it really protect what matters most?
Instead of cutting spending on public health, education, environmental protection and energy conservation, the Ontario government can save billions by making a deal with Quebec.
Ontario’s Rising Electricity Rates: The Role of Nuclear Power
This factsheet looks at how nuclear power has had by far the largest impact on Ontario's rising electricity rates.
Solving the climate puzzle: The Swedish example
Sweden uses a fraction of the energy of Ontario despite having a similar economy and climate.
Improving natural gas efficiency can save us billions
Deeper gas efficiency efforts between now and 2030 could save Ontario consumers $85 billion in natural gas costs over the life-times of the energy efficiency measures.
We can make every Pickering worker a millionaire — and still save billions!
Ontario can lower its electricity costs by $1.1 to $1.4 billion per year by closing the Pickering Nuclear Station and importing cleaner, safer and lower-cost water power from Quebec. The savings would be so great that we could pay every Pickering worker $1 million in severance and we would still save billions!
Making the most of our efficiency potential to lower rates
Today, the IESO is paying an average of 2.2 cents for efficiency measures. Meanwhile, OPG is asking to raise the rate it is paid for nuclear power to 16.5 cents. Clearly, maximizing efficiency is a better answer. Our factsheet looks at just how much Ontario could save by maximizing efficiency.
Powering smart action on climate in Ontario
We need to take cost-effective action to reduce electricity sector GHG emissions. This report looks at how to reduce emissions at the lowest possible cost.
Ontario’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Options: A Cost Comparison
When we compare the cost of various electricity options, we can see which are the most cost-effective for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Nuclear is our most expensive GHG reduction option,.
Ontario nuclear’s tritium problem
Ontario's nuclear plants are the country's largest source of dangerous tritium emissions. This radioactive isotope is produced constantly by CANDU nuclear reactors. Once tritium is inside us, because we breathe it in, absorb it through skin or consume contaminated food or water, it release radioactivity in our bodies.
OPG Seeking 180% Price Increase for Nuclear Electricity
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is seeking permission from the Ontario Energy Board to increase the price of its nuclear power by 11% per year for each of the next ten years. OPG wants to raise its price for nuclear power from 5.9 cents per kWh in 2016 to 16.8 cents per kWh in 2026. That means the rate in 2026 will be almost triple (2.8 times greater) today’s price. OPG’s proposed price increases are based on the assumption that its $12.8 billion Darlington Re-Build Project will be completed on time and on budget. Of course, every nuclear project in Ontario’s history has been massively over budget.
How we can close the Pickering Nuclear Station and lower bills
Ontario has a large electricity surplus, yet Ontario Power Generation wants to continue to run
Maximizing efficiency
Ontario could reduce its electricity demand by 31% by 2035 according to the IESO, reducing the need for fossil fuel and nuclear power generation while allowing clean renewable energy to meet more of our electricity needs.
Does Bruce Nuclear re-build make sense?
The OCAA's review of the Ontario Government's contract with Bruce Power to rebuild up to six reactors finds that the stated cost of the contract is really only a preliminary estimate. What happens when costs inevitably balloon beyond initial estimates (as they have for every nuclear project in Ontario's history) is largely unknown
Small rural customers facing big hydro bill jumps
Thanks to a new Ontario Energy Board (OEB) policy that eliminates usage-based pricing for recovering Hydro One's electricity distribution costs, small rural electricity consumers are about to see a big jump in their monthly electricity bills.
Conservation First: The next steps
Putting Conservation First Into Practice looks at the mixed signals the government is sending about its Conservation First policy. On the one hand, it says it is committed to securing all efficiency measures that can be obtained at a lower cost than new electricity supplies. On the other hand, it is not paying a fair price for efficiency measures.
Achieving our climate goals while lowering our energy bills
Ontario can introduce carbon pricing while lowering energy bills for citizens and businesses by importing low-cost water power from Quebec.