A Look at the Smart and Renewable Energy Sources Behind the Accelerated Innovation of Electric Vehicles

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ENGINEERS ARE IMPACTING CANADA’S FUTURE

INNOVATIONS IN CONSERVATION AND DEMAND MANAGEMENT A look at the smart and renewable energy sources behind the accelerated innovation of electric vehicles

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CHaLLEnGEs INITIATIVE 1

CONTRIBUTING we ReCommeNd TO A SUSTAINABLE Electric vehicles implementing the car ENVIRONMENT of the future within the infrastructure of today.

pAGe 4 “What’s interesting about electric vehicles is that they are both an incredible opportunity for the grid and an incredible risk.”

Conduit urbanism p. 5 How canada’s linear infrastructure can be o f b e n e ﬁ t . Panel of Experts p. 6 exploring the model behind successful infrastructure delivery.

PLANS FOR SUCCESS The aggregation of economic programs, research centers, intermodal exchange, distributed electric vehicle hubs and renewable energy distribution within a near future of Conduit Urbanism. PHOTO: RVTR With the commencement of National Engineering Month, the profession focuses on fostering the next generation of ingenuity and ensuring sustainable solutions for cities nation-wide. sustainable development is high on the agenda

ne of the chal- norm rather than the exception. Canada is proud to support National lenges we have Engineering Month, an annual cele- as a profession is Creating sustainable “On top of adapt- bration of Canadian engineering getting people to communities excellence that promotes engineering understand that On top of adapting infrastructure ing infrastructure as a career choice to youth. engineers do so to the effects of climate change, to the effects of National Engineering Month is much more than engineers are a key part of the team organized by the profession’s 12 prov- eNGiNeeriNG & iNFrAStrUctUre osimply build things. Whether they responsible for infrastructure design climage change, incial and territorial regulatory bod- 2Nd editiON, MArcH 2012 realize it or not, Canadians benefi t and construction. Environmental ies, teachers, faculties, volunteers engineers are a Responsible for this issue: from the work engineers do every day. engineer and councillor for the City and university students, with events Publisher: Clayton hartford of Waterloo Diane Freeman, FEC, key part of the taking place in March. Design com- [email protected] Confronting climate change P.Eng., believes that engineers are the petitions, engineering fairs and other Designer: Penelope Graham team responsible [email protected] Engineers employ sustainable ones who will drive change in terms activities teach young Canadians how Contributors: Stephen Bauld , amanda Couch, Jack diamond, Jim dougan, ted approaches to all aspects of our work. of rethinking community planning: for infrastrucutre to use science, technology, engineer- Kritsonis, Brad mcLellan, mark Romoff, We apply engineering principles to “Engineers have the tools to be leaders ing and math to generate things that Brent Smith, Nick Stark, Geoffrey Geoffrey design.” thün improve air, water and land resources, in building sustainable communities. were once only part of their imagina- and must carefully consider weather They are able to think technically to tion. Today’s students are tomorrow’s Photo Credit: all images are from conditions that aff ect safety and lon- envision how to change, and are able sustainable community leaders. iStock.com unless otherwise accredited. gevity as we adapt existing and future to implement these changes.” Engineers Canada is proud of the Managing Director: Gustav aspegren [email protected] public infrastructure to the potential Councillor Freeman supported the profession’s contributions to creating Business Developer: Cahill Puil eff ects of a changing climate. redevelopment of Davenport Road better communities, a strong future, [email protected] This is why Engineers Canada and in Waterloo, Ontario, one excellent and a more sustainable Canada. its partners established the Public example of sustainable thinking that Distributed within: National Post, march 2012 Infrastructure Engineering Vulner- benefi ts the whole community. The Engineers Canada is the national organ- this section was created by mediaplanet and ability Committee in August 2005. road was put on what is known as a ization of the 12 provincial and territorial did not involve the National Post or its The Committee has been assessing “road diet,” changing lane confi g- associations that regulate the practice editorial departments. the vulnerability of Canada’s build- urations and adding traﬃ c calming of engineering in Canada and license the ings, roads and associated structures, measures to make the busy commuter country’s more than 250,000 members of storm water and wastewater systems, road safer and more accessible and the engineering profession. Visit engineer- and water resources to the impacts minimizing maintenance. scanada.ca for more information on the

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Graduating from university of these challenges, you’re closer to with a degree is a vital invest- that dream position.” Jack Diamond ment in one’s future, but the Principal, University of Toronto offers Accessing big opportunity diamond Schmitt one of the most comprehen- Pereira says that about 720 students architects sive work placement programs — 583 of which come from the uni- in all of Canada. versity’s engineering programs — are placed through PEY in 225 to 250 The Professional Experience Year participating companies annually. (PEY) program has been operating These companies include AMD, IBM, since 1979, and it off ers students a 12 Microsoft, Scotia Capital and Environ- The need for social to 16-month paid internship within ment Canada, among many others. responsibility their fi eld of study, usually between Placements vary from all over Canada, their third and fourth year. The PEY the United States and a small number ■ In a world that is consuming its has its own application process, and overseas in countries like Spain, China resources faster than they are being is open to Canadian citizens, landed and Japan. The average salary for PEY replenished there is a professional immigrants and international students in 2011 was $44,000, accord- other full-timer would work on,” says culture. obligation to reduce their consump- students. ing to Pereira. Chakraborty. “Our PEY interns get Pereira says the program’s suc- tion as much as possible. As the “The criteria for any job coming Indy Chakraborty manages govern- fi rst-hand experience working with cess will be directed towards the construction industry is one of the in is that if it’s not going to produce ment relations and regulatory aff airs industry experts on cutting-edge international scene. “We’re cur- largest consumers of material and a return on investment, or else we’re at AMD, and has personally overseen technologies that gives them a tre- rently working on placements with energy, the aim of design should be not interested because 12 to16 months the placement and integration of PEY mendous head start upon entering companies that can facilitate ‘6 & 6’, economy. Indeed, if nature is taken is a long time,” says Jose Pereira, direc- students at the company. He says that the workforce at the completion of which would be six months here with as an example, economy of means tor of U of T’s Engineering Career Cen- out of the 71 new graduates AMD hired their degrees.” a company that also has operations in results in the greatest elegance of tre and PEY. “As a student, the object- in 2011 at its Markham, ON facility, 40 Chakraborty adds that AMD uses another country like Mexico, China or form. ive behind the program isn’t to fi nd were former PEY students. special orientation programs to get Europe for the other six months.” your dream job in your placement, it’s “They’re neither seen nor treated PEY students to socially interact with to fi nd a challenge that’s going to add as ‘students’, they’re treated as engin- each other, but the main focus is to ted kritsonis JACk diAMond to your portfolio, so that after several eers working on projects that any integrate them all into the company’s [email protected] [email protected] AN iNdepeNdeNt SUppLeMeNt by MediApLANet tO tHe NAtiONAL pOSt CHaLLEnGEs | BUILDINGS | CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE | HEAVY INDUSTRIAL |

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Toronto | Calgary | Montréal | Vancouver | Chicago | Dallas | Phoenix 4 · March 2012 AN independent SUPPLEMENT by mediaplanet TO THE NATIONAL POST inspiration Electric vehicles are hailed as a game changer for transportation and the environment. However, utilizing the car of the future with today’s infrastructure presents significant challenges. Integrating EVs into the smart grid of the future how we made it which is a 50-kilowatt load for 20 min- vehicles leads to another “massive utes, is equivalent to a small subdiv- “What’s interesting debate” on who will actually have the The promise of electric cars is ision’s consumption.” about electric vehicles ability to sell the power to consumers that they could make a lasting is that they are both an in the first place. impact on the environment, Zapping the resources Hydro utilities in Canada are typ- but once they reach critic- Assuming that 1,000 cars were incredible opprotun- ically regulated geographic monopol- al mass, there remains un- Quick Charging at the same time, it ity for the grid and an ies. Selling electricity requires a retail- certainty over how millions of would amount to 50 megawatts, an incredible risk.” er’s license and permission to charge electric cars could affect the enormous strain on top of existing a certain rate. If gas stations are to power grid in the future. demand on the grid, he adds. Matthew Stevens ultimately convert to power stations, Electric vehicles can be charged Principal, CrossChasm Technologies they would need to apply as electri- Electric and hybrid vehicles are still in three different ways. Level 1 is a city retailers, unless the government in an early adopter phase, and their standard 1.5-kilowatt 110-volt plug be hit with a monstrous hydro bill. For them so that only 13 are charging at opts to mandate utilities as the sole merits in reducing greenhouse gases common everywhere, taking up to the moment, Stevens says, the first once, thus helping take pressure off providers. have been widely reported. Matthew 12 hours to fully charge a Chevrolet two levels are the only ones that make the grid. “The utilities would deploy where Stevens, principal at CrossChasm Volt’s battery, for example. Level 2 is any sense for homes, especially when “The question is whether the util- it’s best for the grid, while private Technologies, a Waterloo, ON-based a unique 3.5-kilowatt plug that would the cost is reasonable. ity company needs to know a Level 2 companies would deploy where it’s firm that works with the automakers require Electric Vehicle Supply Equip- “A Volt has a battery capacity just EVSE has been installed because of its best for their bottom line,” he says. and fleet operators, suggests that the ment (EVSE) be installed in a home or under 11 kilowatt hours, and assum- potential impact on the grid at night, “Quick Charge stations would have biggest impact could be on the grid. garage first. That uses a home’s basic ing you fill that up from empty every or if they even own that plug,” he says. the biggest impact on the grid, so “What’s interesting about elec- 220-volt line, equal to four simultan- single night in a month, do the math it makes sense that utilities deploy tric vehicles is that they are both an eous hair dryers, cutting charging and you would see it’s considerably Addressing existing them where they’re best for the local incredible opportunity for the grid time down to three hours. cheaper than what gasoline costs infrastructure grid. Third-parties would put them and an incredible risk,” says Stevens. these days,” he says. Stevens points this out as one of wherever the market wants them, but “Electric vehicles, by and large, are Handling hydro needs As an example, 40 electric cars the issues the industry is looking where it’s best for the market may not charged at night, and they won’t need It’s the Level 3, or Quick Charge option, plugged in for 12 hours at night on one to address, particularly since so few be best for the grid.” the entire time they’re plugged in to that is most disconcerting because of street, all using Level 2 EVSE chargers, homes currently have EVSE plugs draw power. The risk is in trying to how taxing it is. Moreover, a consumer only need four hours each to charge, installed. But he notes that the ted kritsonis charge them quickly. A Quick Charge, who actually had one at home would he explains. The utility could stagger distribution of electricity for the [email protected]

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WINNIE YE IS DEVELOPING NANO-SIZED SOLUTIONS TO REALLY BIG PROBLEMS

Using silicon chips and photonics to detect and treat infectious diseases, Dr. Ye is developing the health and medical technologies of tomorrow at Carleton University.

She makes Carleton her research home for some of the same reasons that engineering and design students do: the university’s partnerships with neighbouring technology companies and government institutions committed to advancing R&D, and one of the only campus microfabrication clean rooms in Canada. That means students get first-hand experience fabricating semiconductor devices for biomedical, telecommunications and renewable energy applications.

Carleton’s Faculty of Engineering and Design offers rigorous programs of study in engineering, architecture, industrial design and information technology.

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CONTINUOUS INNOVATION NewS iN BRieF ACROSS INDUSTRIES What is conduit urbanism?

Toronto firm RVTR Inc. has been rethinking the relation- ships between renewable energy, mobility and urban growth in the Great Lakes megaregion.

The work is situated in a near future scenario where increasing Integrating EVs into the densifi cation in Ontario has been mandated to occur alongside Hwy. 401— one of the busiest roadways in North America with over 420,000 vehicles per day moving across the northern edge of Toronto. In contrast to the highly net- smart grid of the future worked interstate system of the USA, Canadian mobility is limited to movements along a single line. What if this was seen not as a liabil- ity but as an asset? By combining a new infrastructural system con- sisting of elevated grid-tied MagLev trains, high voltage transmission for a regional portfolio of wind, solar and biomass based electricity, waste and water distribution with the space of the existing highway, THE BIGGER PICTURE A Great Lakes Megaregion wide they propose to radically refi gure mappings illustrating existing air- the shape of urban growth in based passenger and freight mobility within the region, and available re- Ontario. Rather than constituting newable energy resources. a crisis, the 401 conduit may consti- PHOTO: RVTR tute a lever for sustainable energy infrastructure. In this light, sites of mobility, renewable energy, and last-mile electrical car rental collaborate to reshape concentrations of human settlement along the line.

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Question 1: Question 2: Question 3: historically, what have been the greatest the alternative Financing and Procurement are we using the exact same model here challenges for Canada in terms of (aFP) model originated in the UK. has this in Canada and is this the same across all government structure? proven to be effective and sustainable? provinces?

It’s been widely quoted that Canada is facing Governments in Canada have embraced the The model is similar, but there isn’t one stan- an “infrastructure defi cit”. Governments need to concept, and have empirical evidence regarding dard process that applies to all P3s across the upgrade public infrastructure to meet the needs the benefi ts, of using P3s to build critical infra- country however there has been a lot of coordina- of its citizens and help expand local economies. structure. As a result, the P3 marketplace has tion and cooperation between jurisdictions in The track record of the public sector delivering evolved to the point where governments, build- developing the marketplace. The establishment large, complex, infrastructure projects on-time and within budget has been sporadic and these ers, and fi nanciers understand the model. All of P3 agencies such as Partnerships BC, Infra- assets have not been maintained properly. This partners have been refi ning the processes, and structure Ontario, and PPP Canada has helped has spurred the growth of P3s as construction have invested resources, to ensure that the P3 standardize the bidding and procurement pro- risk and asset management is transferred from model can be sustained. We also have a growing cess. This provides bidders with a clear vision of government - providing an innovative way for list of projects to serve as a reference for the suc- the bid criteria and allows governments to eff ect- the government and private sector to deliver on cess and long-term eff ectiveness of the P3 model. ively review the bids and select the best propon- Jim Dougan projects and provide value for money for the tax- ent for the job. President, Central and eastern Canada, payers. PCL Construction Canada inc.

One of the greatest challenges Canada Infrastructure Ontario’s Alternative Finan- The AFP approach utilized by Infrastruc- has faced, historically, in terms of infrastructure cing and Procurement (AFP) model was fi rst used ture Ontario is similar to the model utilized by renewal and development has been where the in the hospital sector and has since been used by Partnerships BC, but there are some diff erences. funding or fi nancing comes from. The amount Infrastructure Ontario for courthouses and other Similarly, the models utilized by both provinces of money required for infrastructure renewal infrastructure projects. The AFP model has cer- have similarities to the PFI model utilized in the and development is signifi cant. Until about 10 tainly been successful in hospital projects and in UK. None of the models is exactly the same, but years ago, it was Senior Government that would attracting private fi nance. It is unclear how eff ect- the manner in which projects are structured, the fund most of the required infrastructure renewal ive and sustainable it will be in the growing muni- importance of optimal risk allocation, the need to and development, but Senior Government can no cipal projects sector. The AFP model and the tem- establish “value for money”, and the approach to longer make all of the required long term and large plate AFP documentation will need to be fl exible obtaining private fi nancing for public infrastruc- fi nancial commitments. when the model is applied in municipal projects. ture projects is similar under all of the models.

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All levels of government have been facing over- Under the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) pro- The “Canadian model” grew out of the les- whelming infrastructure deficits matched by gram in the UK, which was the fi rst and largest sons learned from the UK and Australia. Canada equally challenging fi scal realities. The investments P3 program in the world, 712 projects worth over is now seen as a “best in class” P3 market because made following the credit crisis did have an impact, US$86 billion have closed over the past 20 years. of its relatively short procurement times, pre- but there is more required. As a result, public-private The project pipeline has decreased in recent years dictable deal fl ow (governments follow through partnerships are moving increasingly to centre stage and PFI is currently under review to look at ways to on commitments to the P3 model), fl exibility in as an innovative vehicle for infrastructure develop- improve value for money. The UK is looking to the responding to pressures such as the credit crisis ment and service delivery. Notably, municipalities Canadian model to improve the procurement and and its competitive pool of domestic and foreign and First Nations communities are joining provinces delivery of P3 projects. This is a refl ection of Can- bidders. Provinces do not have identical procure- and territories in their growing interest to explore adian eff orts to adopt international best practices ment processes, but there is consensus in the the P3 approach and the economic impact that and our successful P3 record across a diverse port- market that value for money is a cornerstone Mark Romoff folio of projects, including hospitals, urban transit of each and that all are characterized by healthy the beneﬁ ts of derives from their innovative design, private fi nan- President & Ceo, competition, and appropriate allocation of risks. the Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships cing and long-term sustainability. systems, highways, schools and courthouses.

We see three main challenges. 1) A historical Adopting from the UK framework was of great The overall process is more similar than diver- disconnect between capital and operating costs. benefi t as the process in Canada was developed. gent, but having been involved in multiple bids in There was no mechanism to spend an extra nickel Each entity has built on this experience and now British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec has allowed on an enhancement to gain a dollar of future has a much more mature model than when they us to see diff erences. Some of these include the use operating cost savings. 2) Too many decisions started. As an example our process to get from of indicative designs, performance vs prescriptive the air rail Link were made on past experience, resulting in facili- Preferred Proponent to Financial Close was in the criteria, user interaction, aff ordability caps and Residents and travellers to ties that met the best practice back then but did order of three months on large projects such as funding models. The biggest diff erence has to be Toronto have long awaited a not consider the life span of the facility. 3) Many Royal Jubilee Hospital and CHUM whereas in the relative emphasis on how capital costs are bal- direct rail link between Pear- decisions on which projects would get funding UK it can take a year or more. anced against the quality of the design. Shifting son International Airport and were based on political expediency and not the the focus more to design can drive innovation, and downtown’s Union Station. needs of the public. we’ve seen this succeed in Royal Jubilee Hospital and CHUM. That vision will become real- Nick Stark, P.Eng., LEED® AP ity by the time the city hosts Principal, VP Knowledge management, the Pan/Parapan American hh angus & associates Limited Consulting engineers Games in 2015.

As one of Ontario’s most ambitious and anticipated infrastructure projects, the Air Rail Link (ARL) project is overseen by Metrolinx, the provincial government agency charged with integrated transportation planning and development for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA). The Air Rail Link will operate on a 25 “WeirFoulds LLP has levereged kilometre route, sharing the upgraded its traditional depth in GO Transit rail corridor along the municipal law to acting for Kitchener line (formerly the George- Ontario municipalities on town line). A three kilometer rail spur infrastructure and P3 projects.” will be constructed to connect the Kitchener line to a new ARL passenger station at Toronto Pearson’s Terminal Lexpert Magazine 1. Following a competitive tendering process, Infrastructure Ontario, on behalf of Metrolinx, awarded the $128.6 million contract to Design,

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PHOTO: LUTHER CAVERLY Winnie Ye Canada Research Chair Discovering a new female workforce

Jenna Wiens has always wanted to help people— growing up, she assumed she’d be a doctor. As a high school student with a 98 percent average, a career in medicine was within her reach. But a week at Carle- THE CITY CONNECTION ton University’s Go Eng Girl The forecasted plan will link Toronto’s Pearson Airport program changed every- with the downtown core. thing. PHOTO: METROLINKS

“I went from having no idea what engineering was to enrolling in Carleton’s electrical engineering program,” says Wiens, who gradu- ated from one of the largest engineering faculties in Canada at the top of her class. the beneﬁ ts of Now a graduate student at MIT, Wiens was well prepared for advanced research. A hands-on education and an NSERC under- graduate research award at Carle- ton allowed her to develop wireless sensor networks for the innovative the air rail Link smart apartment in the Élisabeth Residents and travellers to Build, and Finance the spur and the investigation, as we look forward to a grow to nine million by 2020. Bruyère Health Centre. “I use tech- Toronto have long awaited a new ARL passenger station at Ter- spring construction start.” The ARL is expected to cut 1.2 mil- nology in medicine to help diag- direct rail link between Pear- minal 1 to AirLINX Transit Partners lion of those car trips annually, help- nose and cure patients,” she says. son International Airport and Inc., a consortium between Aecon The longterm benefits ing to reduce traﬃ c congestion. The “Female high school students downtown’s Union Station. Construction and Materials Limited Though the new service will be project is also expected to boost eco- often fail to see engineering as a That vision will become real- and Duff erin Construction Company initially critical to athletes and nomic growth across the GTHA and potential academic path. They are ity by the time the city hosts (a division of Holcim Canada Inc.). visitors during the 2015 Pan/Parapan support and encourage an expanded surprised how creative and people- the Pan/Parapan American “We are pleased to move forward American Games, it’s the ARL’s long- role for Toronto Pearson International focused engineering is,” says Win- Games in 2015. with this highly anticipated project,” term benefi ts that will be felt by the Airport as a premier international nie Ye, a Canada Research Chair says Mark Rivett, senior vice president region’s residents for years to come. An gateway to Canada and North specializing in silicon photonics As one of Ontario’s most ambitious of Transportation at Aecon Group Inc. estimated fi ve million vehicles travel America. for biomedical, telecommunication and anticipated infrastructure pro- “Current activities include design and between downtown Toronto and Pear- “Duff erin is proud to be working on and renewable energy applications. jects, the Air Rail Link (ARL) project engineering, as well as geotechnical son, with that number expected to this complex infrastructure project, As a mentor in Carleton’s Women is overseen by Metrolinx, the prov- which will have an incredible impact in Science and Engineering chapter, incial government agency charged FaCtS on travel in the province,” says James and a graduate of the university, with integrated transportation plan- Wildish, manager of Partnership-Ven- Professor Ye helps foster interest ning and development for the Greater ■ More than five million people vertible to electric propulsion. tures of Duff erin Construction Com- in engineering and innovation Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA). travel between downtown Toronto ■ The Air Rail Link is expected to pany. “As we enter the fi rst phase of among young women. She wants The Air Rail Link will operate on a 25 and Toronto Pearson International remove 1.2 million car trips in its fi rst the project, we are excited to bring the more students like Wiens to experi- kilometre route, sharing the upgraded Airport, and that number is expected year of operation alone. team’s collective expertise to the table ence Carleton’s unique engineering GO Transit rail corridor along the to reach nine million by 2020. ■ Design and construction of the and execute this construction project programs and supportive learning Kitchener line (formerly the George- ■ Person is among the busiest air- “spur line” and new ARL passenger successfully.” environment. town line). A three kilometer rail spur ports in the world without a rail link station at Toronto Pearson will help Global cities around the world have “Carleton is a leader in engineer- will be constructed to connect the to the city’s downtown core. strengthen the economy and support rail links connecting their airports to ing teaching and research,” she Kitchener line to a new ARL passenger ■ Travel time between Union and create more than 1,200 jobs. the downtown area, and soon enough, says. “I want other women to know station at Toronto Pearson’s Terminal Station and Toronto Pearson will be Toronto will be among them. how accessible engineering is—and 1. approximately 25 minutes along the that it can help them to change the Following a competitive tendering 25-kilometre rail corridor. Read more world.” process, Infrastructure Ontario, on ■ The Air Rail Link will operate Tier ! on the web: behalf of Metrolinx, awarded the 4 clean diesel multiple units (DMUs), www.metrolinx.com/airraillink ted kritsonis AMAndA CoUCH $128.6 million contract to Design, which have the potential to be con- [email protected] [email protected]

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The environmental benefits of a renewed and highlights the importance of expediting expanded nuclear fleet are also compelling new reactor construction at Darlington. given the importance of reducing GHG The low-carbon electricity from these new emissions. A September 2011 National CANDU reactors will help replace Picker- Roundtable Report on the Environment and ing’s production, and is ideally suited to Economy concluded that unless GHG power zero-emission electric vehicles, emissions are reduced, the economic impacts reducing GHG emissions from Ontario’s of climate change to Canada could be billions biggest emitter – transportation. of dollars per year. Ontario’s long-term energy plan recog- Annually, about 90 million tonnes of GHG nizes the benefits of nuclear energy and it emissions (equivalent to the exhaust of 18 is time that Ontario’s elected federal and million cars) is avoided. Since 1972, this provincial representatives collaborate to has helped Canada avoid over 2.4 billion expedite investments in CANDU. It’s By Don MacKinnon tonnes of GHG emissions. fundamental to ensuring Ontarians President receive reliable, secure and environmen- Power Workers’ Union The scheduled closure of the 3,000-mega- tally responsible electricity at a price they watt Pickering Nuclear Station in 2020 can afford. Each new independent review makes it more difficult to ignore the flaws in Ontario’s wind, solar and natural gas generation strategy. Also increasingly evident is the absence of ade- quate analyses and planning in electricity policy development and implementation.

Hard-pressed Ontario ratepayers are paying large subsidies to multi-national wind and solar developers. Ratepayers will also pay for: new transmission and distribution lines New aNd to connect these intermittent power sources; new natural gas plants and associated transmission lines for back-up when the wind isn’t blowing or the sun shining; and RefuRbished “smart grid” technologies necessary for managing these constantly changing outputs to maintain reliability. Concurrently, con- CaNdu sumers face the unavoidable costs of keeping today’s aging transmission and distribution systems functioning. ReaCtoRs Promised green energy job numbers appear to be inflated and unsustainable, in spite of the billions being spent. Worse yet, the aRe Good stated goal of improved environmental performance is undermined by the need to back up intermittent wind and solar genera- News foR tion with carbon-emitting natural gas plants over 70 percent of the time. oNtaRio’s Building new CANDU reactors and refurbishing Ontario’s existing nuclear reactor fleet offers a much better way to deliver eleCtRiCity clean energy, clean energy jobs and clean air.

For 50 years, CANDU reactors have safely and reliably produced greenhouse gas (GHG) system, emission-free electricity for Ontario homes and businesses. Nuclear energy is the best way to: meet our 24/7 electricity needs; eNviRoNmeNt provide a price hedge against fluctuating energy prices; and ensure long-term energy security by minimizing Ontario’s reliance on aNd eCoNomy imported energy. Ontario can generate even more economic and environmental benefits by exporting this clean energy to our fossil fuel dependent neighbours. • Ensures safe, secure, low-cost, reliable electricity 24/7 for the long-term • Helps Ontario and Canada significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions Ontario is a major beneficiary of Canada’s • Enables zero-emission electric vehicles and low-carbon electricity $6.7 billion a year nuclear industry, hosting exports to our fossil fuel dependent neighbours many of the 160 supply chain companies and associated 70,000 direct and indirect high • Supports Ontario’s successful $6.7 billion a year nuclear industry and value jobs. Independent analyses show that its 70,000 high value jobs refurbishing Ontario’s nuclear fleet and • Generates billions in economic spin-offs that stay in Ontario building new CANDU reactors at the Darling- ton Nuclear Station will generate tens of Ontarians deserve reliable, secure, and environmentally responsible thousands of person years of new employment electricity at a price they can afford. and billions in economic spin-offs, including R&D at our universities and colleges. For more information please go to www.abetterenergyplan.ca A decision to build new CANDU reactors would send a powerful signal to the global marketplace. Romania, Argentina, China and India already have CANDU reactors. This FROM THE PEOPLE WHO HELP reactor’s distinctive design uses natural rather than enriched uranium, has the unique ability KEEP THE LIGHTS ON to reuse fuel from other reactor technologies, can use thorium unlike other reactor types (a big advantage in the Asian market), and is suitable for small grid systems. These are substantial competitive advantages.