Where is my Electricity Coming From at this Hour?
May 24, 2011
Checking in with the CNS’ chart of electricity production in Ontario:
Where is my Electricity Coming From at this Hour? (if I live in Ontario)
In the hour between 2:45pm and 3:45pm, thanks to nuclear power generation in Ontario, over 8,000 tonnes of CO2 was avoided. In fact, electricity currently generated by nuclear power plants in Canada saves the potential emission of approximetly 90 million tonnes of greenhouse gases per year that would result from the same amount of electricity generated by burning fossil fuels. Like, for example in Alberta where they don’t have nuclear power plants and instead rely on coal for 41% of their electricity.
Alberta Electricity Generation (As of May 24, 2011 2:30pm)
