ENERGY SOURCES FOR ONTARIANS

There was an interesting article in the Waterloo Region Record last October 31/13 titled "Making wise energy investments for Ontario". This article was written by Tim Weis and Jeff Harti of the Pembina Institute. While they applaud Ontario's decision not to build more nuclear reactors they criticize the plan to spend billions refurbishing old ones. They claim that nuclear refurbishment is extraordinarily time consuming and expensive. Recent headlines do indicate that all Ontario residents are paying through the nose for their electricity.

Part of the calculations involve forecasts of future demand. Apparently the "new economy" ie. less heavy manufacturing and more high tech has resulted in a huge drop in electricity demand by what manufacturing we have left in Ontario. These two gentlemen are suggesting further going down the road of energy conservation as well as renewable energy alternatives.