Ontario plans to spend over $100 billion to replace much of Ontario's dirty, aging power plant and transmission system during the next two decades, including building new nuclear reactors and rebuilding old ones. This will be the biggest capital investment in provincial history and risks repeating the mistakes of the past.

The good news is that a better electricity future is possible; where we keep the lights on without coal or nuclear power. The three pillars of the RENEWABLE IS DOABLE future are:

1. Stop energy waste by Ontario households and businesses. Improving energy efficiency means getting the same energy service with less energy use by, for example, legally requiring new fridges and air conditioners to be much more efficient than the older equipment they replace.

2. Tap Ontario's abundant sources of renewable energy. Wind, low-impact hydro, sustainable bio-fuels, methane capture at landfill sites, and solar power can meet most of our electricity needs once we are efficient.

3. Capture and recycle waste heat and pressure from industrial and commercial operations into electricity (also called cogeneration).

Together, these can deliver a clean, affordable, reliable power system by 2027. Major progress is possible in five years. Existing coal and nuclear plants can be phased out and no new reactors need to be built. Consumers will save money and greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector over the next 20 years will be half of those from the Ontario Power Authority plan.