Ontario Energy Minister Todd Smith will give the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) its marching orders for phasing out gas-fired power during a public online speech to the agency on November 3rd.
We are counting on Minister Smith to direct the IESO to develop a plan to phase-out our gas plants ASAP at the lowest possible cost. After all, it was a Progressive Conservative (PC) government that started the move away from fossil fuels for the Ontario electricity system with the coal phase-out, and now a PC government can finish it by eliminating polluting gas power. Here’s how. First, Mr. Smith needs to direct the IESO to develop a plan to return the gas plants’ pollution back to their 2017 level ASAP as requested by Ontario’s municipalities. Second, Mr. Smith needs to direct the IESO to develop a plan to achieve a complete gas power phase-out by 2030. We can achieve these dual goals and lower our electricity bills by implementing the following five step plan: 2. Banning gas-fired electricity exports to the U.S. 5. Installing two-way chargers for our electric vehicles so that their batteries can provide power to the grid during peak demand hours. This is urgent. It is cheaper to incentivize two-way charging now before millions of “dumb” one-way chargers are purchased. What you can do 1. Please click here to send a message to Minister Smith and ask him to direct the IESO to develop a plan to phase-out gas-fired power by 2030 at the lowest possible cost.
Thank you! Angela Bischoff, Director
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