Thread by @globeandmail

Canadians use electricity for just about everything. Charging phones. Powering laptops. Running the A/C in the summer.

In the coming years, as Canada works towards a goal of net zero emissions, demand for electricity is going to increase in a major way. tgam.ca/electric-grid

Demand is expected to double as we electrify everything in our lives – from electric vehicles to heating homes – and Canada’s grid faces some major challenges. tgam.ca/electric-grid

Canada will not be able to meet demand for electricity unless we figure out how to overhaul something that most of us take for granted: The electric grid.

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Modernizing Canada’s power grid will take cooperation between provinces, big investments and political leadership. It’s a huge challenge the next government faces.

🔊 @aradwanski joins #TheDecibel to explain why electricity should be an #Elxn44 issue.

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Why should people think about Canada’s electrical grid?

🔊 @aradwanski: We need to think about it – particularly in the context of the federal election – as a major next frontier in climate policy in Canada.

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🔊 @aradwanski: We’re looking electrifying a lot of things to be able to meet our emissions reduction targets and eventually get to net zero-emission.

Electrifying vehicles, electrifying building heating, and electrifying industry.

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🔊 @aradwanski: To do that, we’re going to need a lot more electricity and ideally clean electricity. It’s a topic that hasn’t gotten a ton of attention at the national level – but one that needs to be considered soon.
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