Building the world’s largest nuclear plant in Port Hope comes with huge risks. For starters, no nuclear project (including the Darlington refurbishment) in Ontario’s history has ever been completed on time and on budget.
Meanwhile, power from new nuclear is projected to be 2-8 times more costly than power from solar and wind, which continue to fall in price.
It’s time to shift to renewable energy projects that are cleaner, safer and much lower cost. Offshore wind in our Great Lakes, large new solar farms on OPG lands in Port Hope, Nanticoke and Lambton County, and expanded storage are all much safer bets than new nuclear.
Tell our provincial leaders that we need to invest in renewables and energy storage — not new nuclear — to make electricity more affordable for Ontario’s families and businesses.