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Explaining the Electricity Sector in Ontario

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    • A History of Significant Events
    • DeCew Falls 1898
    • The rise and fall of 25-cycle electricity in Ontario
    • Electrification of rural Ontario
    • The 1965 Northeast Blackout
    • The Great Ice Storm of 1998
    • The Northeast Blackout of 2003
    • Ottawa Blackouts
    • Toronto Blackouts
    • Solar Flares, Blackouts and the Carrington Event
  • Electricity Generation
    • An introduction to electricity generation for the grid
    • A global view of primary energy and electricity generation
    • Fundamentals of supply, demand, stability, reliability and security
    • Supply planning, scheduling, dispatch and constraints
    • Generation by function
    • Advanced concepts of grid supply
    • The technology of electricity generation
    • Generation by primary energy source
    • Connecting generation to the grid
  • The Solar Solution
    • A Brief History of Solar Energy
    • Solar energy technology and applications
    • Solar capacity and capacity factor
    • The global view of solar energy
    • The global economics of solar energy
    • An Ontario solar energy perspective
    • Environmental impacts of solar energy
    • The future of solar energy
  • Wind Energy
    • A brief history of wind energy
    • Ontario’s wind energy snapshot
    • The economic reality of wind – “down the rabbit hole”
    • Capacity and capacity factor of wind energy
    • Wind energy subsidies
    • Dispatch and constraint agreements
    • Delivery Infrastructure upgrades
    • Geographic factors
    • Grid power flows
    • Providing backup energy sources
    • Surplus energy management
    • Energy market influences
    • Regulatory requirements
    • Displaced fuel cost savings
    • Environment and human health
    • The technical stuff
  • Change & Innovation
    • Top-Down Change
    • Infrastructure Migration
    • Technological Innovation
    • Smart Grid
    • Smart Meters
    • Microgrids
  • Ontario’s Wholesale Electricity Market for Dummies
  • Electric Vehicles
    • Electric Vehicles – Yay or Nay?
    • Electric vehicles and greenhouse gas emissions
    • Electric Vehicle efficiency and operating cost
    • Living with an Electric Vehicle
    • Electric Vehicle infrastructure impact
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    • Electricity Service Costs
    • High Cost
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    • A Case Study
    • Exporting Power: Win or Lose?
    • Nuclear Generation – Past, Present and Future
    • Local Distribution Company Bill Delivery Cost Comparison
    • The Cost of Labour
    • Case Study – How does the cost of labour affect rates?
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