Mcguinty Government: Lampton

Policy Tool Dept: Now it has issued its Long-Term Energy Plan LTEP that addresses some of these problems but still makes major mistakes, according to The Star. The government ignored the fact that cleaner coal options were available and that coal generation was reliable 24/7. Wind and solar are intermittent when the wind blows and the sun shines and the McGuinty government has a major electrical power problem, one created by its decision to use the power system as a political policy tool. This policy has resulted in the doubling of rates in Ontario to a level higher than in most U.S. states. Ontario s former industrial advantage has disappeared, while the government has been pretending that nothing is wrong. In 2003, it was decided to begin closing all coal-fired generation plants, without having any plan to replace the lost generation. Closing the three large coal plants Lakeview, Nanticoke and Lampton, with a total generating capacity of about 8,000 megawatts stimulated the decision to go green with environmentally friendly renewable sources such as water, wind, solar and biomass. As reported in the news.
@t coal plants, generation plants