24 New Clean Energy Projects are coming To Huron-Bruce.
MPP Carol Mitchell says thru Ontarios Feed-in Tariff program, these new mid-size projects include solar, biomass, bio-gas, water and wind turbines that will power homes, businesses, hospitals and schools in the area.
The 24 projects will produce enough electricity to power more than 16 thousand homes or a community the size of Niagara-on-the-Lake each year.
In total, they will help attract more than $900 million in private sector investment to Ontario.
The contracts span the entire riding, including installations in in Clinton, Teeswater and Walkerton.
Mitchell says Ontario is replacing dirty, coal-fired plants with cleaner sources of renewable energy like water, wind, solar and bio-energy.
It’s part of the McGuinty government’s plan to keep costs down for families today, while building a clean, modern and reliable electricity system for tomorrow.
Ontario’s Green Energy Act will create 50 thousand clean energy jobs by the end of 2012.
13 thousand jobs have already been created as a result of our plan.
