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.
Power Choices: Designing an electricity system for a rapidly changing world
Power Choices: Designing an electricity system for a rapidly changing world looks at how we could redesign our electricity system to lower its climate impact, reduce costs and create new economic opportunities.
Decommissioning Pickering Station can create thousands of jobs and save millions
Shutting down the Pickering Nuclear Station in 2018 and proceeding immediately with decommissioning will produce thousands of jobs, save millions of dollars and increase safety for millions of surrounding residents.
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.
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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.
Electricity demand down, economic growth up
Today, Ontario is producing 21% more goods and services for every kilowatt hour of electricity consumed than it was in 2005.
Nuclear generation up, electricity costs up
The amount of power supplied by nuclear plants in Ontario has increased by 44% since 2003. Over the same period, the wholesale cost of electricity has also risen by 50% — just more evidence that high cost, high risk nuclear power is no bargain.
Pickering Nuclear Plant should not operate beyond its design life
No Candu’s operating life has ever been extended beyond its design life. The industry has
How Ontario can reduce electricity costs by $1.2 billion
This report outlines how an early shut down of dirty coal plants and phasing out the expensive and aging Pickering Nuclear Station, could save Ontario more than a billion dollars on its annual electricity bill.
Efficient Growth
Breaking the link between economic growth and rising electricity usage This factsheet documents how Ontario
Building a stronger economy with energy efficiency
How Ontario can create thousands of new jobs, reduce government deficits and grow its economy by embracing energy efficiency: Our report looks at how five key actions can deliver enormous financial benefits for Ontario while also helping our climate and our environment.
The Darlington Rebuild Consumer Protection Plan
This report looks at Ontario Power Generation's proposal to build four reactors at the Darlington
Higher profits and lower bills: A new electricity strategy for Hydro Quebec
This report outlines how both Ontario and Quebec can benefit from greater electricity cooperation. Read
Increasing productivity and moving towards a renewable future: A New Electricity Strategy for Ontario
The Ontario Clean Air Alliance's groundbreaking report looks at how we can decrease the environmental
Emissions Reduction Study
In 1998, the OCAA hired energy analyst Steven Diener to examine the cost of replacing