{"id":27921,"date":"2015-03-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-10T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ashleydev.com\/2015\/03\/10\/myth-busted-nuclear-is-actually-second-cheapest-source-of-electricity-2\/"},"modified":"2020-08-27T11:41:08","modified_gmt":"2020-08-27T15:41:08","slug":"myth-busted-nuclear-is-actually-second-cheapest-source-of-electricity-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cna.ca\/fr\/2015\/03\/10\/myth-busted-nuclear-is-actually-second-cheapest-source-of-electricity-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Myth Busted! Nuclear is Actually Second-Cheapest Source of&nbsp;Electricity."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Romeo St-Martin<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Communications\u00a0Officer<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Canadian Nuclear Association<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The next time you look at your electricity bill, keep in mind that electricity from nuclear plants is the second least expensive form of power in Ontario. Water power is slightly cheaper but almost all of Ontario\u2019s commercially viable water generation capability is already developed.<\/p>\n<p>There is a perception that nuclear power is expensive. This is largely due to the high upfront costs in building or refurbishing nuclear reactors.<\/p>\n<p>But because these costs can be amortized over several decades, the end result is a low-cost reliable baseload source of electricity. Nuclear doesn\u2019t increase your power bill. In fact, it helps keep it down.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3775\" src=\"http:\/\/talknuclear.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2013-electricity-price-per-KWh.png\" alt=\"2013 electricity price per KWh\" width=\"418\" height=\"260\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brucepower.com\/nuclear-energy\/affordable-electricity-stable-prices\/\">average price for electricity in Ontario in 2013<\/a> was 8.5 cents per KWh.<\/p>\n<p>Nuclear was six cents per KWh in 2013. The only thing that was not more expensive was hydro, which was 4.5 cents per KWh.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith rates paid for nuclear today at 30 per cent below the average price of electricity in Ontario, nuclear refurbishment will ensure price stability for decades to come from sites with existing transmission infrastructure,\u201d Robert Hattin, chair of Canadian Manufacturers &amp; Exporters, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2014\/11\/05\/ontario-has-a-nuclear-future\">recently wrote in an op\/ed for the Toronto Sun<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3776\" src=\"http:\/\/talknuclear.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Ontario-Electricity-Mix.png\" alt=\"Ontario Electricity Mix\" width=\"440\" height=\"257\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Both baseload nuclear and hydro are far less expensive than the peaking sources of electricity, with solar at 50 cents, gas at 15 cents and wind at 11 cents per KWh.<\/p>\n<p>Nuclear supplied 59 per cent of the power to the electricity grid in 2013 in Ontario. One can wonder how much electricity bills would be if, say, solar represented 59 per cent of the electricity grid at nearly 10 times the price per KWh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Romeo St-Martin Communications\u00a0Officer Canadian Nuclear Association The next time you look at your electricity bill, keep in mind that electricity from nuclear plants is the second least expensive form of power in Ontario. Water power is slightly cheaper but almost all of Ontario\u2019s commercially viable water generation capability is already developed. 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