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Ontario Phase-Out Program
In 2001, Ontario generated 37,000 Gigawatt hours of electricity from coal.[1] As of 2008, Ontario had four coal-fired fuel stations: Nanticoke, Lambton, Thunder Bay, and Atikokan. Together they account for approximately sixteen per cent of Ontario's generating capacity.[2] In 2007, Ontario's Labor government committed to phasing out all coal generation in the province by 2014. Premier Dalton McGuinty said, "By 2030 there will be about 1,000 more new coal-fired generating stations built on this planet. There is only one place in the world that is phasing out coal-fired generation and we're doing that right here in Ontario."[3]
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- ↑ Ontario Public Health Association website, accessed July 2008
- ↑ Ontario Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure website, accessed July 2008
- ↑ "Ont. Liberals promise to close coal plants by 2014," CTV.ca, 6/18/07
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