Renewable Energy

Ontario benefits when we use renewable resources to generate electricity; 87 % of Ontario is Crown land and this means we have a lot of renewable resources available to help us:

 
LATEST NEWS:

Waterpower:
March 25, 2008

Waterpower Application / Expression of interest window for new submissions has been extended from March 31, 2008 to Dec. 10, 2008

Windpower:
Jan. 28, 2008

Revised policy and procedure now available. Find out more....

Windpower application window for new submissions opens February 20, 2008 at 8:00 am.

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• make sure there is a good supply of electricity for our growing population:
• slow down climate change and protect biodiversity by producing less pollution like greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions:
• improve our air quality for better health; and
• boost Ontario’s economy, especially in our Northern and Aboriginal communities.

Our shared goal

We need to work together to use Ontario's Crown land natural resources wisely so that they are here for the use and enjoyment of future generations. The Ministry of Natural Resources is taking action by helping Ontario develop electricity from wind power, waterpower , forest biomass and other renewable resources.

Ontario’s draft Integrated Power System Plan (IPSP) will

• double our renewable energy output by 2025
• reduce our energy demand through energy conservation; and
• phase out coal-fired electricity;

 
Together these things will increase Ontario’s electricity supply while at the same time it will reduce our GHG emissions by more than 15,000 kilotons per year!