YESWINDCOHOCTON.COM: More half truths
YES! blog posts an article asking "Is this the future of coal generation?" regarding the Four Sisters coal facility in Canada being demolished. What they don't tell you is that industrial wind had ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with this closure. I guess the neighbors of Canada haven't read YES!'s page about which would you want in your backyard? - because OPG isn't replacing this coal plant with wind.
So, just what is Ontario Power Generation's plan to do to replace this plant's base load? Like with FPL, INDUSTRIAL WIND DOES NOT EVEN FACTOR IN THE MIX
http://www.opg.com/power
OPG is moving forward with the federal approvals process for new nuclear units at an existing site.
[From the OPG website...]http://www.opg.com/power
As one of the largest producers of electricity in North America, Ontario Power Generation operates 64 hydroelectric, 5 fossil and 3 nuclear stations producing more than 22,000 megawatts of electricity.
In fact, OPG owns one of the most diversified, low cost and low emission portfolios in North America. Our commitment is to continually improve the efficiency of our generating stations so that Ontario has the power it needs, when it needs it.
During 2006, OPG increased production from its economical and virtually emissionfree nuclear and hydroelectric stations. Accounting for 31 per cent of the energy used in Ontario in 2006, OPG’s 10 nuclear units generated 46.9 TWh - an increase of four percent over their 2005 production levels.
This increase was primarily because of the generation from the Pickering Unit 1 reactor, which completed its first full year of operation since returning to service in the fall of 2005.
OPG's 2006 Generating Mix
Hydro:
33.3 Terawatt Hours
Nuclear:
46.9 Terawatt Hours
Fossil:
25.0 Terawatt Hours
Increased nuclear production also reduced the number of times OPG's fossil fuelled plants were called upon to generate electricity for the Province - helping to reduce air emissions and moderate the price of electricity for Ontario consumers.
OPG’s 64 hydroelectric stations also produced more electricity than in 2005. Total hydro production in 2006 was 33.3 TWh compared to 32.6 TWh the year before. This increase resulted from higher water levels in Eastern and Northeast Ontario.
What did the media have to write about this event?
http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20060612/smokestacks_demolished_061206?hub=TorontoHome
"Operations at the plant were shutdown by the government last year as part of the Dalton McGuinty Liberals' promise to shut all five coal plants in the province by 2009.
The government, however, recently admitted it will not be able to reach that goal.
Ontario Power Generation plans to build another generating station of some kind when all buildings and structures of the existing facility are removed by the end of 2007."
posted by formosa at 5:23 PM
2 Comments:
Speaking of half truths can anyone tell me why one can't get honest answers to a simple question. On 04/15/07 I was getting my papers from the local store and noticed someone was painting the window in the reform cohocton office. I went in and inquired what this office was about? I was told they was looking for people and to run for positions in town. I asked if it was about the windmills and told no. Anyone who knows me or knew my father when he was alive. Knows that if we didn't think the answer was truthful we would research it. Which I did and found it was full of slanderous statements againist town boarf members and also planing board members. People have the right to plant trees on thier proprty and block the view of others. If they took care of the trees I would not have a problem with it but they don't and the dead limbs just look wonderful don't they? There are people who have personal windmills and don't seem to mind if that borthers thier nieghbors but if there is something good for the town they are agianist it. Can anyone explain what is so hard to give a honest answer?
Thank you George C. Buss
George,
Just speaking for CohoctonClean, we've always given honest answers when questioned.
From our view, reform cohocton was certainly started due to the industrial UPC project - but to your point, it's not "about" the windmills, it's about local government.
What's this about planting trees?
And about personal wind turbines, if it bothers the neighbors then the property owner should make it right. No property owner should put something unnatural on their property line away from themselves but close and bothering the neighbors in our opinion. This goes especially for industrial items in a residential area.
While we would agree that trees are good for the town, we would not agree that industrial wind turbines are good for the town.
Formosa
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