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What are the Benefits?
Cleaner air is just one reason to increase the role wind
power plays in Canada’s supply mix. Let’s take
a look at some other good reasons:
- Wind energy preserves water resources
- Wind energy is compatible with other land uses and can
serve as a boost for rural economic development.
- Wind energy does not produce any harmful waterborne emissions,
or toxic solid wastes.
- Wind energy is completely renewable, highly reliable and
very efficient.
- Wind energy is one of the most economical sources of new
large-scale electricity generation.
- Wind energy is becoming even more economic to produce
as economies of scale are reached and as electricity prices
increase.
- Wind energy is good for employment and job creation: it
is estimated that the Canadian wind industry employed 3,785
people in 2006.
- Wind energy supports economic growth: in 2006 the wind
industry contributed $1.6 billion to Canada Gross Domestic
Product (GDP)
- Wind energy generates tourism for local communities.
- Wind energy creates alternative revenues for farmers who
lease their land.
- Wind energy offsets the emissions of other energy sources,
thus reducing our contribution to global climate change.
- Using wind to produce enough power for over 200 homes
(2,000,000 kWh) of electricity instead of burning coal will
leave 900,000 kilograms of coal in the ground and reduce
annual greenhouse gas emissions by 2,000 tonnes. This has
the same positive impact as taking 417 cars off the road
or planting 10,000 trees.
Spread the word, support wind
power in your community.
Because a renewable source of energy is a real source of pride.
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