ELE 746 Power Systems Analysis
Task
Reading Project: Social, Economic, and Environmental Aspects of Electricity Power Generation Planning
Introduction
The objectives of this reading project are:
1. To study the environmental impacts of electricity power generation planning.
2. To study the economic and social impacts of electricity power generation planning.
3. To familiarize with the present situation in Ontario and Canada.
Questions
Answer the following questions. Provide proper references to support your answers. Using proper statistics and figures are encouraged.
Q1) Electricity power industry has gone through signifiacnt changes, so called “restructuring”, for the last three decades in many regions including Ontario. Explain the main aspects of “restructuring” and its motivations.
Q2) Is the electricity power industry “restructured” in all provinces of Canada?
Q3) What were the main sources of electricity production (and share of each of them) in Ontario in 2005?
Q4) What were the main sources of electricity production (and share of each of them) in Ontario in 2015?
Q5) How much were the off-peak and on-peak prices of electricity on (or around) May 1st, 2006?
Q6) How much were the off-peak and on-peak prices of electricity on (or around) May 1st, 2016?
Q7) What factors played the most important role in the price change?
Q8) Electricity was one of the main issues in the 2018 Ontario Provincial Election. What were the three main parties’ stands about the issue?
Project Report
Integrate all your answers. Deliver a typed report no longer than 5 letter-size pages, including the cover page and references.