The power of Renewables

January 15, 2018

In 1998 only a tiny amount of electricity came from renewable sources. Renewables generated less than 20,000 GWh, enough to power nearly 6.5 million homes. By 2015 the UK consumed 17% less energy than it did in 1998 and more of the energy we used came from renewable sources. At the same time the Conservative government stopped providing subsidies for renewables.

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Enbridge

As a transporter of energy, we operate the world’s longest and most complex crude oil and liquids transportation system across Canada and the U.S. As a distributor of energy, we own and operate Canada’s largest natural gas distribution company, serving more than two million customers in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and New York State. As a generator of energy, we have invested over $3-billion in wind, solar, geothermal, waste heat recovery, and other alternative energy technology projects – all of which have the capacity to generate more than 1,800 megawatts (MW) of zero-emission energy, and provide enough electricity to supply nearly 600,000 homes. We also have a significant and growing natural-gas gathering, transmission, and midstream business (transporting about 15 per cent of Texas natural gas production), and an increasing involvement in power transmission. We employ more than 11,000 people, primarily in Canada and the U.S., and have been named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employer

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Enbridge

As a transporter of energy, we operate the world’s longest and most complex crude oil and liquids transportation system across Canada and the U.S. As a distributor of energy, we own and operate Canada’s largest natural gas distribution company, serving more than two million customers in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and New York State. As a generator of energy, we have invested over $3-billion in wind, solar, geothermal, waste heat recovery, and other alternative energy technology projects – all of which have the capacity to generate more than 1,800 megawatts (MW) of zero-emission energy, and provide enough electricity to supply nearly 600,000 homes. We also have a significant and growing natural-gas gathering, transmission, and midstream business (transporting about 15 per cent of Texas natural gas production), and an increasing involvement in power transmission. We employ more than 11,000 people, primarily in Canada and the U.S., and have been named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employer

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