- Gasoline/diesel vehicles will have to go electric
- Railways will have to be electrified
- Heating will have to go electric
If this were to happen, Canada’s demand for electricity will increase. In this blog, the increase in electricity generation capacity is estimated.
The results show that Canada will require 31 new nuclear plants or 202 new hydro plants or 1413 new wind farms or 15167 solar plants or a combination of the above
First look at current consumption of energy from fossil fuels in Canada:
- Coal 33.2 106 tonnes/yr
- Petroleum products 1.9 mmbbl/d
- Natural gas 8.9 Bcf/d
Continue reading “What will it take for Canada to eliminate its use of fossil fuels?”