Heat Pump Performance at Very Low Temperatures
There is a myth that heat pumps are inappropriate for cold climates. That is not
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
Canada’s Draft Clean Electricity Regulations: An Ontario Analysis
The federal government says it is committed to achieving a net zero-carbon electricity system
The Darlington New Nuclear Project: An Economic, Climate and Safety Analysis
Ontario Power Generation is planning to build a number of new nuclear reactors beside the
Great Lakes wind power: Now is the time!
There is enough energy blowing across the Great Lakes to supply all of Ontario's electricity
How Ontario can avoid new gas plants
This factsheet explains how Ontario can avoid new gas plants and lower electricity costs by
The economic case for ground-source heat pumps
This report finds that ground source heat pumps -- systems that collect or disperse heat
Does Ontario need new gas plants?
This factsheet compares and contrasts the Independent Electricity System Operator's unsubstantiated claims that Ontario needs
More IESO Trickery About Phasing-out Gas Power
This short report looks at the dubious and misleading assumptions the IESO has adopted for
Electrifying Ontario’s Gas-Heated Homes by Installing Air-Source Heat Pumps
Our new economic analysis compares the cost of installing a cold-weather air source heat pump
A safer interim storage solution for Ontario’s Nuclear Wastes
The total radioactivity of the nuclear wastes stored at the Pickering, Darlington and Bruce Nuclear
Getting Ontario to a Zero Carbon Electricity Grid by 2030
This report explains how Ontario can build a cleaner and lower cost electricity system by
An Analysis of the Potential for Air Source Heat Pumps to Reduce Energy Costs and Greenhouse Gas Pollution
An Analysis of the Potential for Air Source Heat Pumps to Reduce the Energy Costs
Vehicle to Building/Grid
This presentation to the IESO (Nov. 2021) explains why Ontario should embrace vehicle-to-grid technology that
Perceptions of a New GTA Nuclear Reactor
Polling done for the OCAA by OraclePoll Research shows a high level of concern about
A Plan for Green Buildings, Jobs and Prosperity for Ontario
This report looks at how Ontario could replace fossil gas for everything from home heating
An Unreasonable Risk: A new GTA reactor
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has applied to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission for a Site
New GTA reactor a bad plan
Solar and wind energy are a much better way to meet our energy needs than building a new nuclear reactor in the Greater Toronto Area.
Lower electricity costs
Ontario's electricity prices are 50% to 90% higher than Manitoba's and Quebec's. The reason is simple. While Quebec and Manitoba have built their electricity systems around low-cost water power, Ontario has bet big -- and lost -- on high cost nuclear.
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.