Wind Power in Ontario Generates a New Record

Wind Power in Ontario Generates a New Record in 2009TORONTO, Jan. 8 - Wind generation in Ontario rose by more than 60 percent over the previous year, Ontario's Independent Electricity SystemOperator (IESO) reported today in its analysis of 2009 data.

Wind powert from Ontario's wind farms was 2.3 terawatt hours(TWh) in 2009, equivalent to the consumption of the City of Oshawa for twofull years. At the same time, output from Ontario's coal-fired plantsdropped to 9.8 TWh, down dramatically from 23.2 TWh in 2008, and the lowestoutput in 45 years. "Ontario's supply mix is evolving," said Paul Murphy, President and CEO ofthe IESO. "We are making considerable progress in our efforts to integrateenergy from cleaner fuel sources."

Continued reports such as this illustrate the role Wind Energy is playing within Ontario.