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Electricity in Ontario has historically been generated from hydroelectriciy, coal, and nuclear power. Amidst aging infrastructure and diminishing capacity combined with escalating demand, Ontario's electricity policy must contend with growing concerns about air pollutants, global warming, and t...

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Main Authors: Reeve, Douglas (Author), Dewees, Donald (Author), Karney, Bryan William (Author)
Other Authors: Bernstein, Steven (Contributor), Conway, Sean (Contributor), Dewees, Donald N. (Contributor), Finon, Dominique (Contributor), Fischer, Carolyn (Contributor), Jaccard, Mark (Contributor), Karney, Bryan W. (Contributor), Lutzenhiser, Loren (Contributor), Maclean, Heather L. (Contributor), Meadowcroft, James (Contributor), Mountain, Dean C. (Contributor), Newell, Richard G. (Contributor), Parson, Edward A. (Contributor), Reeve, Doug (Contributor), Sioshansi, Fereidoon P. (Contributor), Sorrell, Steve (Contributor), Stridbaek, Ulrik (Contributor), Trebilcock, Michael J. (Contributor), Vegh, George (Contributor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2010]
Subjects:
Electric power > Environmental aspects > Ontario.
Electric power > Ontario.
Electric utilities > Government policy > Ontario.
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • 1 The Evolution of Ontario Electricity Policy / Donald N. Dewees and Doug Reeve
  • Part One: A Global Perspective on Electricity Policy for Ontario
  • Ontario Electricity Policy: The Climate Change Challenge / Edward A. Parson
  • Part Two: Electricity's Role in Reducing the Environmental Footprint of Energy Use
  • Introduction / Heather L. Maclean
  • 4 European Low-Carbon Strategies in Liberalized Electricity Industries: Some Lessons on the Efficiency of the Market Paradigm / Dominique Finon
  • 5 Comparing Environmental and Technology Policies for Climate Mitigation and Renewable Energy / Carolyn Fischer and Richard G. Newell
  • 6 A Discussion of Electricity's Role in Reducing the Environmental Footprint of Energy Use / James Meadowcroft
  • Part Three: Finding the Right Price
  • 7 Introduction / Donald N. Dewees
  • 8 What Is the 'Right' Price for Electricity in Ontario? / Fereidoon P. Sioshansi
  • 9 The Effect of Price Elasticity, Metering, and Consumer Response on the Right Price / Dean C. Mountain
  • 10 How Ontario Energy Institutions Set the Price for Electricity / George Vegh
  • Part Four: Policy Tools for Increasing End-Use Electricity Efficiency
  • 11 Introduction / Bryan W. Karney
  • 12 The Evolution of Electricity Efficiency Policy, the Importance of Behaviour, and Implications for Climate Change Intervention / Loren Lutzenhiser
  • 13 A Review of the Rebound Effect in Energy Efficiency Programs / Steve Sorrell
  • 14 A Discussion of Policy Tools for Increasing End-Use Electricity Efficiency / Mark Jaccard
  • Part Five: Inter-jurisdictional Cooperation in Achieving Energy Policy Goals
  • 15 Introduction / Steven Bernstein
  • 16 The Power of Trade Ulrik Stridbaek
  • Part Six: Policy Challenges and Opportunities
  • 17 Institutions Matter / Michael J. Trebilcock
  • 18 The Politics of Electricity in Ontario / Sean Conway
  • 19 Conclusion: Challenges and Opportunities for Electricity Policy in Ontario / Doug Reeve and Donald N. Dewees.

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