Ontario Power Generation
Green Power
Green power is electricity produced from renewable sources such as wind, low-impact hydroelectric, biomass, and solar.
OPG's green power portfolio consists of 31 EcoLogo-certified facilities (29 small hydrolectric, and two wind-powered stations) with a combined capacity of 160 megawatts.
OPG's Pickering Nuclear site is home to the Pickering Wind Generating Station, one of North America's largest wind turbines. The 1.8 megawatt, 117-metre high wind machine was commissioned in 2001 and was designed to produce enough power to satisfy about 600 average households a year. This electricity is produced emission-free.
Also, currently, OPG is conducting a number of important technical studies into using renewable biomass as a replacement fuel for coal in some of its electricity generating units. Biomass, plant material from agricultural and forest sources, is a fuel that is carbon neutral.
Unlike oil, gas or coal, its use does not contribute to climate change. Moreover, all fuel sources must meet the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change definition of renewable. Biomass has the potential to play an important role in reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by replacing coal which OPG will phase out by the end of 2014.
SD Report
Our 2008 Sustainable Development Report is now available for download.
Pickering Wind
Learn more about the Pickering Wind Generating Station. Download our information backgrounder.
Biomass Energy
