Author: Stephen E. Aplin

Steve Aplin is VP of Energy and Environment at The HDP Group, an Ottawa-based management consultancy. He manages a portfolio of projects which involve conceptual business strategy development, research project management, organization strategy and design, and strategic/tactical communications. You can reach him at 1+613-567-5300 or at s.aplin@hdpgroup.com.

Sulfur and the summer of discontent: the Polluter is Paying, and complaining

by Stephen E. Aplin • August 5, 2015 • 3 Comments

It’s a bit of a joke. We elect governments. Most of us who vote in elections don’t get the government we want, but the government we get does what we do want. When we see, touch, and feel the results…

Atmospheric carbon dips below 400 ppm: photosynthesis to the rescue? No

by Stephen E. Aplin • August 1, 2015 • 5 Comments

Have a glance at Item A1 over on the left sidebar: you will see, if today is August 1 2015, that it shows a figure of 399.54 parts per million. This means that the atmosphere at Mauna Loa Hawaii is,…

Energy conservation and class contempt: what happened to the political Left?

by Stephen E. Aplin • July 30, 2015 • 3 Comments

I awoke this morning to a CBC interview with a Ryerson prof who claims to have had an epiphany on the issue of air conditioning. Whereas he had previously believed air conditioning is bad (yes, you read that right), he…

Electricity, petroleum, and caffeine: Ontario’s real energy peak

by Stephen E. Aplin • July 29, 2015 • 3 Comments

Looking at this morning’s Ontario electric grid numbers, you might get the impression that the morning energy peak in this province was around 18,000 megawatts, and that that peak will, if today is similar to yesterday (i.e., a hot and…

Survival outside the comfort zone: a fresh look at energy conservation

by Stephen E. Aplin • July 22, 2015 • 7 Comments

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Table A1: Total Ontario generation and related CO₂, by fuel, in the hour preceding 12:05 on 2023-09-29
FUEL	MWh	CO₂, tons
Nuclear	4,934	0
Hydro	0	0
Gas	0	0
Wind	0	0
Biofuel	0	0
Oil & Gas	0	0
Solar	0	0
TOTAL	4,934	0
CO₂ intensity per kWh (CIPK) in the last hour: 0.00 grams.

This content is updated at 50 minutes past the hour. Refresh at that time to see latest available data. Sources: www.ieso.ca and EmissionTrak™

**Table A3** Should we replace nuclear plants with natural gas-fired ones? This table compares actual Ontario grid CO₂ emissions from the last hour with those from a grid in which gas has replaced nuclear.
Actual Ontario grid	Gas replaces nuclear
0	2,714
0.00	550.00
Tons CO₂ CIPK, grams If gas had replaced nuclear last hour, Ontario power plants would have dumped enough CO₂ to fill Rogers Centre 0.9 times. As it was, 0 tons were dumped, which would fill Rogers Centre 0.0 times.