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

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By Michael BarnardAug 14, 2026, 5:02 am88 ptsTrending
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] The post Ontario’s…

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