ELECTRICITY

The power of electricity is right at our finger tips; all we have to do is flip a switch or press a button, and we have all the power we need to run our many gadgets. But all that energy comes from somewhere, and producing it takes a toll on our air, our water, and our ecosystems.

Where does it come from?

Where does it go? 

What you can do! 

Did you know?

• Two-thirds of the energy generated by power plants is lost as waste heat, and 10% is lost in power lines before the electricity reaches your home.

• If you placed all of Ontario's power lines end to end, they would stretch around the earth over 20 times.

• Air pollution from coal-fired plants kills about 650 people in Ontario each year.

• Ontario’s nuclear reactors produce over 1,800 tonnes of high level radioactive waste every year.