The Potential of Windpower on the Great Lakes

Politicians tell us there is not enough potential renewable energy to keep the lights on in Ontario without nuclear or coal power. They're wrong.

At the end of August, the McGuinty government released a 20-year electricity plan that overlooks a whole array of options for renewable and clean energy in favour of a $40 billion nuclear building spree.

One untapped renewable resource is wind power on the Great Lakes. A government commissioned study in 2005 showed that there's enough wind on the Great Lakes to generate up to 47,000 megawatts of electricity. That's almost fives times the capacity of Ontario's ageing nuclear stations.

Despite this, the McGuinty government has rejected outright any development of offshore wind. Should we believe the Liberals when they tell us we don't have the renewable energy potential to go without nuclear or coal? No.

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[nugfingr]

If the windmills are connected to the grid, you will probably have to consider 10% to 20% more wind-electric-generators; both at the individual wind farm and, and "extra" wind farms for when the wind is low in one or more locations the other ones can meet the needs of the ones with low output.

[TheHundrethmonkey]

What hes not telling you is the power they generate on the shores of Ontario is for American use....time to stop and think.