Ontario’s First Electricity Shortfall Isn’t A Capacity Shortfall

August 14, 2026 at 9:02 AM
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<p>Ontario needs a lot more electricity. Demand hit 145.6 TWh in 2025, up 4.4% in a year, and IESO’s reference case gets to 250 TWh by 2050. But its own range runs from 207 to 297 TWh. That’s not a rounding error. It’s a completely different buildout depending on which ... [continued]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2026/08/14/ontario-electricity-demand-nuclear-renewables-storage/">Ontario’s First Electricity Shortfall Isn’t A Capacity Shortfall</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cleantechnica.com">CleanTechnica</a>.</p>

<p>Ontario needs a lot more electricity. Demand hit 145.6 TWh in 2025, up 4.4% in a year, and IESO’s reference case gets to 250 TWh by 2050. But its own range runs from 207 to 297 TWh. That’s not a rounding error. It’s a completely different buildout depending on which ... [continued]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2026/08/14/ontario-electricity-demand-nuclear-renewables-storage/">Ontario’s First Electricity Shortfall Isn’t A Capacity Shortfall</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cleantechnica.com">CleanTechnica</a>.</p>

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