The province is currently soliciting bids for additional gas-fired electricity generation, which means either new gas plants get built or existing gas plants get expanded. "We need to have natural gas for the short term, especially to get us through these refurbishments." However, Ontario's gas plants have produced a growing amount of electricity in recent years and that trend would continue if new gas plants are built. But the agency says the province can't completely phase out the use of natural gas in the electricity system until 2050. Emissions from Ontario's gas-fired power plants

Source: CBC News May 01, 2023 23:36 UTC