Manitoba Hydro Unveils Strategy To Meet Demand For Electricity

Manitoba needs caller dependable sources of power by nan extremity of nan decade to forestall powerfulness deficits, and Hydro Manitoba believes its new, 10-year Integrated Resource Plan roadworthy representation will execute that.

“What’s going to meet nan request of nan state nan best, we’re rather assured what we’ve travel up pinch is going to do it,” said Manitoba Hydro firm communications head Scott Powell.

The strategy has a attraction connected caller generating capacity infrastructure. That includes up to 600 megawatts from Indigenous majority-owned upwind powerfulness and 750 megawatts of combustion turbines.

“We’re looking 5 years out, 10 years minimum, but maturation could beryllium a small slower, it could beryllium a small faster, but it’s why we facet everything in,” explained Powell.

“We’re very assured Manitobans person nary request to interest astir power shortages.”

President and CEO of Manitoba Hydro, Allan Danroth, says nan scheme is built connected nan champion accusation and study to support power growth.

Danroth believes nan scheme checks nan important boxes for nan utility.

“This scheme will thief support net-zero goals and boost nan provincial economy, including providing opportunities for economical reconciliation,” Danroth said.

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“It represents our recommended way guardant for Manitoba Hydro arsenic we proceed to supply nan safe, reliable and affordable power Manitobans dangle connected each day.”

The inferior is besides hoping Manitobans tin play their portion pinch expanding their ain power efficiency.

“We were ace excited to spot that,” says Efficiency Manitoba CEO Coleen Kuruluk. “We person a programme for homes wherever you tin do an appraisal of your location and past do an power exemplary to measure what benignant of retrofits, and nan grade of those retrofits that tin bring you to nan astir minimal magnitude of power consuming location you tin get to.”

Manitoba Hydro says nan scheme besides falls into nan province’s way to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.