Canada's Climate Goals 'Likely Not Possible' Without Triple Electricity Output, Says Report to Senate
According to the analysis statement, by 2040, rate hikes would average $485 more per year in Nova Scotia, $154 in Alberta, $111 in Saskatchewan, and $55 in New Brunswick
Canada must double or triple its electricity output to meet its 2050 net-zero emission targets, says a Newfoundland and Labrador submission to the Senate energy committee. The submission says meeting the targets is “likely not possible” without more federal subsidies.
“To achieve its goal of a net zero electricity sector by 2035 Canada will need 121 terawatt hours of new supply to replace carbon sources,” Energy NL wrote in the submission, as reported by Blacklock's Reporter. It says this amount of electricity generation is equivalent to that of "four Churchill Falls." ---More...
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