Ontario is set to mothball a hugely valuable asset, in the form of eight perfectly operational coal-fired generating units. With a combined capacity of 4,000 megawatts, the Nanticoke generating plant is one of the biggest of its type in the…
Category: Electrified transportation
Darlington decision depends on urban public opinion: and what IS urban public opinion?
Every time I ride the Toronto subway I am impressed, especially when I’m on the Yonge line downtown going north. That is a steady uphill climb to north of Eglinton, and it’s a good workout if you walk or cycle.…
Clean, cheap industrial heat coming soon: Next Generation Nuclear Plant marches on
I am always glad when I hear of research and development dollars going to deserving projects led by deserving researchers. Today (August 16) I read a news release from the University of Wisconsin-Madison reporting that the U.S. Department of Energy…
Ontario’s electrical future: another go at Darlington?
“Live better electrically.” Remember that slogan? It used to be how Ontario Hydro, formerly the world’s biggest electric utility, promoted its product, electricity. With that slogan, Hydro promised customers a better life if they used more of its product. Though the slogan,…
Jobs now, and a giant step to the low-carbon future
A pall of worry and uncertainty hangs over North America. Two years into the Great Recession, unemployment in the U.S. was 9.6 percent in August; in Canada, 8.1 percent. The problem has become politically crucial. There are congressional mid-terms in the U.S.…