What role do renewable forms of energy play in Ontarios power sector?
Ontario is Canada’s top province for wind capacity. Canada’s two largest wind farms are located in the province. In 2003, Ontario had only 10 turbines. There are now 589. More than 1,200 megawatts of capacity will be online in 2009, nearly doubling since 2008. That’s enough to power almost 325,000 homes. Ontario currently has over 8,600 megawatts of installed renewable energy capacity. The province’s procurement programs have brought approximately 1,000 megawatts of new renewable energy on-line since October 2003.
