Ontario’s power grid is getting a $2.3 billion makeover as part of an ambitious, three-year effort to create 20,000 jobs and bring more green electricity to homes and businesses across the province.
In all, 20 projects are slated to go ahead. Some will boost capacity of existing transmission corridors, while others involve construction of “enabler lines” that branch out from corridors and tap into areas with rich wind and hydro electric potential.
Even with difficult economic times, this will be a record year for wind energy development in Canada. By the end of 2009, wind turbines installed in Canada will have the capacity to generate 3,169 megawatts of power, though about a third of that figure more realistically reflects average output over the year.
