Jan. 16

Ontario more than doubled its wind power generation in 2007, according to statistics from Ontario´s Independent Electricity System Operator.

The province´s more than 400 megawatts of installed wind generation put out 1.04 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2007, compared to 0.44 in 2006. Nuclear power is Ontario´s largest generator, producing 80.9 terawatt-hours in 2007. Coal-fired generation produced 28.2 terawatt-hours that year. Wind power will continue to grow in the province, said Paul Murphy, president and CEO of the IESO.

"With an additional 700 megawatts scheduled to come into service over the next 18 months, wind will play an increasingly important role in Ontario´s supply mix," he said.

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