“Ontarians are looking for action on renewable construction near Sarnia.
energy. We are securing jobs and a greener future
by moving more quickly on worthwhile projects. Ontario is Canada’s leader in wind power,
We need those jobs, and we need to clean up the going from 10 turbines to 589 spinning today and
air,” said Premier Dalton McGuinty.  975 by 2012. Canada’s two largest wind
farms are located here, and in 2009, more than
George Smitherman, Deputy Premier and 1,200 megawatts will be online. That’s enough to
Minister of Energy and Infrastructure power almost 325,000 homes.
added: ”One of the biggest impediments to
attracting green energy investment in the Read more about Ontario’s energy system by
province has been the layers of approvals. We’ll clicking here
be introducing legislation soon that would make
it easier and quicker for prospective developers
to bring green energy onto the grid,”
Facts about Ontario’s green energy:
Ontario has brought almost 1,000 megawatts
of new renewable energy on-line since 2003.
In 2008, 25 per cent of Ontario’s electricity
came from renewable sources. One of North
America’s largest solar farms is currently under
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