Why Not Ohio? Ontario Races Ahead to Close Coal-Fired Coal Plants

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Why Not Ohio? Ontario Races Ahead to Close Coal-Fired Coal Plants

In another in a series of stunning announcements from Ontario, the provincial power authority has awarded connections and contracts for 2,500 MW of new renewable generation capacity under its precedent-setting feed-in tariff program.

More announcements are expected in the months to come as the Ontario Power Authority brings on an additional 1,500 MW of new transmission capacity and works its way through an 80 MW backlog of residential rooftop solar applications.

In typical Canadian understatement, the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) says the contracts awarded may be "the single largest green initiative of its kind in Canada." In reality, the program may simply be the single largest green initiative in North America as the province races ahead in its plan to close its coal-fired power plants by 2014.

Why Not Ohio? Is it because we have a dirty coal power plant supporter in the likes of Governor Ted Strickland? Considering Ted has never met a dirty coal power campaign donation he didn't like, Ohio will never look to reduce coal power plants as long as Ted Strickland remains Governor. It's time for a Green Power Governor for Ohio!