Preparing for a flood of renewable power

by John Spears, The Star

With about 2,000 megawatts of wind and solar power now flowing onto Ontario’s electricity grid, the province sometimes has to dump surplus electricity at a loss. With 10,700 megawatts of renewables scheduled to come into service by 2018, can Ontario’s system handle the strain?

The Ontario Society of Professional Engineers has raised a skeptical eye at the province’s green energy plans. But at a meeting organized by the society Wednesday, the province’s chief power planner said it’s under control.

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