| Table 1: Ontario electricity generation and related air emissions, in hour preceding 09:00 EST on May 21 2013 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fuel | MW | CO2, tons |
| Nuclear | 10,188 | 0 |
| Hydro | 4,509 | 0 |
| Gas | 1,430 | 770 |
| Wind | 811 | 0 |
| Coal | 263 | 250 |
| Other | 164 | 19 |
| Total | 17,365 | 1,039 |
| CO2 intensity per kWh (CIPK): 59.8 grams | ||
| Table 2: Total Ontario generation, and related air emissions, midnight to 09:00 EST on May 21 2013 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fuel | MWh | CO2, tons |
| Nuclear | 100,920 | 0 |
| Hydro | 36,835 | 0 |
| Gas | 8,553 | 4,659 |
| Wind | 8,414 | 0 |
| Other | 1,531 | 117 |
| Coal | 623 | 593 |
| Total in period | 156,876 | 5,369 |
| Average CO2 intensity per kWh (CIPK) over period: 34.2 grams | ||
My home province, Ontario, runs in large part on uranium from Saskatchewan. Check Tables 1 and 2 in the left-hand sidebar: they show the sources of Ontario electricity over two periods, in descending order from largest to smallest. At almost no time since the 1980s has nuclear not been at the top of that or…
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