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Green energy is an environmentally friendly, sustainable source of electricity. It has several key components.
The first is renewable energy – electricity that is generated using easily available, naturally occurring fuel sources such as water flows, energy from the sun, wind energy and waste.
The second is conservation – the conscious reduction of electricity consumption - by being smarter about how, where and when we use it.
A third aspect of green energy is its ability to effectively generate electricity on a much smaller scale than traditional ‘big power’ stations that use coal and nuclear fuels. This allows generation to be located much closer to where it is consumed.
This form of green energy is called Community Power.
The benefits of green energy include lower greenhouse gas emissions, reduced environmental impacts and an expanding green collar industry that creates sustainable, high value jobs for Ontarians.
by Tim Weis, Director of Renewable Energy for the Pembina Institute
International panel of experts conclude that sound from wind turbines has no harmful effect on human health.
The more than 2,000 dairy cows at Stanton Farms are valued for more than just milk. Researchers are working with the Stanton family to turn manure into electricity.
Most people recognize that green energy is the cleanest, safest and most sustainable form of energy - but there are other significant benefits.
We live in a time of unparalleled opportunity. The Ontario Green Energy Act will take advantage of this potential.
Ontario's traditional manufacturing economy is in a downturn. We need to generate new, significant and meaningful jobs that will grow our economy in a greener and more sustainable direction.
A successful model for the Ontario Green Energy Act is the German Renewable Energy Sources Act (Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz, EEG).
To make Ontario a global leader in clean, renewable energy and conservation, creating thousands of jobs, economic prosperity, energy security and climate protection.
Green Energy Action
