UTILITIES
Solar and wind energy
difficult for any new nuclear power plants to break ground on Canadian soil . Democratic lawmakers in Washington may try to derail the storage plan and force Canada ’ s nuclear industry to start from scratch .
Solar and Wind Energy The future of Canadian solar and wind energy looks bright , especially if voters continue to emphasize environmental concerns at the polls . Canada has expanded domestic solar and wind power production every year since 1992 , with last year topping 1,000 installed solar MWp for the first time ever . Quebec alone expects to add 2,000 MWp of wind power by the end of 2015 . The overall impact of renewable energies remains limited , however , accounting for only 1 percent of total energy production .
Unless political currents shift dramatically , the share of renewable energy in the market should grow over the next several years . Photovoltaic
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