在90年代. Bruce核電廠四座機組曾經停止運轉 In the 1990's, all four units at the Bruce A facility were removed from service, resulting in the loss of three thousand megawatts of clean electricity that generates practically zero carbon emissions.
結果是化石燃料增加了12%. 到2000年為止增加了29%. 影響了安大略省的空氣品質和人民健康 As a result, the use of fossil fuel-burning coal generation increased from 12 per cent of Ontario’s supply mix in 1995 to 29 per cent in 2000, negatively impacting the province’s air quality and health of Ontarians.
在過去10年. 重新啟用Bruce核電廠1-4號機組. 再加上5-8號機組 取代了90%的燃煤使用 預計2013年底將可停止所有燃煤電廠 In the last 10 years, with the return of Bruce Power Units 1-4 and the reliable performance of Units 5-8, coal use has dropped by 90 per cent and will be phased out entirely by the end of 2013.