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60%- 70% ELECTRICITY RATE INCREASES!
As a result of the Coal Closure Mandate According to CIBC World Markets Inc. report
HIGHER HOME HEATING COSTS
Switching to natural gas for power generation will increase Ontario natural
gas usage by 37%
UNAFFORDABLE
• Predicted electricity
rate increase - 6.5%/year will impact every aspect of our lives
• Domino effect will
be felt for homeowners, businesses, industry
UNNECESSARY
• Coal contributes
less than 5% to Ontario air quality concerns
• Closing coal plants
will make a "small" improvement to Ontario air quality (Government's cost benefit
report)
• Retrofitting coal
units can reduce emissions, including mercury, 80% - 95% - near par with natural gas fired generation
• Lambton
GS units 3 &4, equipped with this technology are rated 4th and 9th cleanest plants out of 500 coal
plants in North America
-Coal fired generation produces
<3% national greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions, <0.06% global human ghgs
• Negligible greenhouse
gas emission difference between coal and gas when lifecycle emissions are considered - gas may be worse
UNWISE
• Less
than 10 years supply of natural gas
• Demand for gas is
increasing - Production is declining
• Gas prices are expected
to rise middle of next decade due to depleting resources in Alberta where most
of Ontario gas comes from
• Inefficient use of
natural gas (35%-50%) compared to home heating and industrial use (95%)
• Chemical industries
will suffer - causing local plant closures
The economy of Sarnia-Lambton,
and the Province, will be significantly impacted for marginal, if any environmental benefit.
The CAE Alliance have been very busy over the last two years.
Here is a list of some of our accomplishments.
Reviewed and Responsed to Ontario Power Authority (OPA) Discussion
Papers (8 in total) and the IPSP (Intergrated Power System Planning) information - fall 2006
Co-Hosted All Candidates Public Forum for Sarnia-Lambton Municipal
Elections - Oct 2006
Media Presentation at Queen's Park, Nov 15, 2006 including
the release of our DVD highlighting community and provincial impacts of the coal closure mandate
Meeting with the Ministry of Environment, Air Quality &
Climate Change Department, -Nov 2006
Interaction with the Ministry of Environment regarding Request
for Elevation of the Invenergy/St. Clair Power project
Attendance at the OPA Worshop (2.5 days) to discuss Supply
Resources, Sustainability, Transmission and Intergration,. Nov 2006 - participation in OPA web conferences
Presentation to Pre- Budget Standing Committee on Finance
and Economic Affairs, Windsor , Jan 2007
Presentation to Standing Committee on Government Agencies
regarding the Services of Mandate of Ontario Power Generation Feb 2007 (by invitation of official opposition)
Information to all candidates in 3 bi-election ridings to
counter information circulated by the Ontario Clean Air Alliance (OCAA) Feb 2007
Information packages to Environment Committee and Councillors,
Markham Town Council, regarding OCAA request for resolution calling on conversion of Nanticoke Generating Station to Natural
Gas, March 2007
Presentation at a Power Generation Public Meeting in Port
Dover on March 28,2007 panel discussions with Duncan Hawthorne of Bruce Power; Ontario Energy Association; Greenpeace Canada;
geologist John Bowlby fromToronto
Meetings with 3 local PC Party candidates to discuss energy
issues and coal closures in particular- forwarding information to candidates in London and Chatham upon request.
Attendance
at Ontario Power Supply Forum, April 16-17 opportunity to interact with key people in the energy sector: broaden our knowledge
base: challenge existing misinformation, including to refute OCAA information: circulate CAE Literature.
Writing
letters to newspaper editors and article authors in response to energy related matters
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Information to opposition leaders, environment and energy critics, as well as Gord Miller, Environmental Bill of Rights Commissioner
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Attendance at May 10 Seminar – Future of Coal in Ontario (Toronto – hosted
by Queen’s University Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy)
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Presentation to Hamilton City Council, May 14, 2007
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Attendance at May 15 Seminary – Energy, The Environment and The Economy (Toronto
– hosted by the Ontario Energy Association)
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Invitation to tour Bruce Nuclear Facilities and “discuss our energy supply mix”
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Meeting with PC Energy Committee – May 22
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Invitation for presentation at public forum on nuclear energy and alternative energy sources – Haldimand-Norfolk, June 19, 2007
Previous
Other
Presentation
to Windsor & District Labour Council
Presentation
to Standing Committee – Judicial Affairs – Smart Meters
Presentation
and unanimous support from Sarnia City Council
Meeting
with Mr. D. Duncan, Energy Minister
Meeting
with Marion Fraser, Senior Policy Advisor, Ministry of Energy
Input to Haldimand
- Norfolk Chamber of Commerce re: resolution for retention and emissions upgrade, Ontario coal plants.
Review of government
smart meter plan by Thomas Hughs Consulting (Corunna Ltd.)
Review and Report
prepared by Thomas Hughes Consulting (Corunna Ltd.) on Governments Cost Benefit Analysis Replacing Ontario's Coal Fired Electricity
Generation
Here we'll list events and activities scheduled for the next couple of months. We'll update
this page frequently, so check back often to stay up to date.
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