Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Province's New Energy Plan Gets Mixed Reviews

Some good programs are coming out of the provinces new long term energy plan.

Northwest Energy Task Force Co-chair Ian Angus says the northwest will see upgrades.

Angus also points out the creation of an aboriginal transmission fund starting next year.

He feels the plan will go a long way in allowing communities to receive new transmission.

Angus adds that all the conservation programs announced in the plan likely won't have much
of an impact here compared to southern Ontario, because we just don't have the population
base to make much of a difference in our overall electricity consumption.