Comments on: Ontario’s nuclear plans http://danforthgreens.ca/ontarios-nuclear-plans/ Green Parties of Ontario & Canada in Toronto-Danforth Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:23:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Adriana Mugnatto-Hamu http://danforthgreens.ca/ontarios-nuclear-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-7239 Adriana Mugnatto-Hamu Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:06:27 +0000 http://danforthgreens.ca/ontarios-nuclear-plans/#comment-7239 According to Ralph Torrie, the "economically sensible" amount of CDM is what is cheaper than the cheapest kind of generation calculated without externalities. So obviously we should target 100%. In fact, new sources of CDM are always popping up so CDM potential should be rising. More importantly, if the economically sensible CDM identified is cheaper than generation from coal, shouldn't we consider the external costs of coal generation too (the costs of more transmission, the health costs associated with declining air quality, higher carbon emissions, the agricultural costs of acid rain and so on)? If we did, the amount of economically sensible CDM identified would be much larger still. As you say, CDM is by far the cheapest, fastest and cleanest option to meet new demand, and where we should be focusing our attention. According to Ralph Torrie, the “economically sensible” amount of CDM is what is cheaper than the cheapest kind of generation calculated without externalities. So obviously we should target 100%. In fact, new sources of CDM are always popping up so CDM potential should be rising.

More importantly, if the economically sensible CDM identified is cheaper than generation from coal, shouldn’t we consider the external costs of coal generation too (the costs of more transmission, the health costs associated with declining air quality, higher carbon emissions, the agricultural costs of acid rain and so on)? If we did, the amount of economically sensible CDM identified would be much larger still.

As you say, CDM is by far the cheapest, fastest and cleanest option to meet new demand, and where we should be focusing our attention.

]]> By: Rob http://danforthgreens.ca/ontarios-nuclear-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-7238 Rob Sun, 16 Mar 2008 15:57:31 +0000 http://danforthgreens.ca/ontarios-nuclear-plans/#comment-7238 I haven't read the latest energy plan, but I'm churning through Pembina's "Renewable is Doable" literature. One of the craziest things is that the OPA is only using 60% of the *economically sensible* amount of CDM (Conservation & Demand Management) -- this is the economically cheapest, fastest, cleanest way of "generating" energy, and they're not doing it all. So weird. I haven’t read the latest energy plan, but I’m churning through Pembina’s “Renewable is Doable” literature. One of the craziest things is that the OPA is only using 60% of the *economically sensible* amount of CDM (Conservation & Demand Management) — this is the economically cheapest, fastest, cleanest way of “generating” energy, and they’re not doing it all. So weird.

]]>