It's time for Fresh Thinking on Ontario Energy

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Congratulations on the Ontario government’s ‘Your Future is Electric’ initiative.  Investing in an electric auto industry and other heavy industry conversions is the right thing to do, but only if you have a carbon emissions free source of electricity.  And Ontario is going in the opposite direction with its expansion of gas plants to provide power to the electricity grid.  What does the government have against wind and solar power?  What does the government have against creating an interprovincial hydro grid (which the federal government is willing to help fund)? There are so many clean energy options that are cheaper and would build a new vibrant clean tech economy. Yet the Ontario government cancels over 700 clean energy projects and jacks up a legacy industry that will prevent us from achieving our carbon emissions reduction targets and is more expensive. 

Ontario was down to just 4% of its power being generated by gas.  It is now on its way to 23% of our power coming from gas.  Why would the Ontario government go backwards especially when new federal legislation will make new gas plants end of life by 2035, leaving the Ontario taxpayers on the hook for the contracts of these legacy companies.  Seems no matter what party is in power, Ontario taxpayers have to pay for the government's gas industry blunders.  As well, of all the possibilities for future power generation, gas plants are the most expensive. How does it make sense to proceed down this path?

It seems that the current Ontario government is beholden to legacy industries and not interested in participating in the new clean economy with all the potential it has for economic benefits to the province.  Whether it is the development industry or the gas industry,  it is the same old thinking rather than new, innovative thinking that will benefit the environment and the economy.

Please expand your fresh thinking and cancel the gas plant expansion and eliminate all gas powered energy generation and embrace the future.  Clean tech will provide good jobs and opportunities for many communities.  An interprovincial power grid will provide back up capacity and security. Together they will go a long way to reducing our carbon emissions, hopefully meeting and exceeding our targets and ensuring a possible future for our children and grandchildren.

Do the right thing as our MPP and advocate for Cabinet to cancel all gas powered energy generation.

Sincerely,

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