http://cleantechnica.com/2010/09/26/mining-by-moonlight-to-save-energy/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Mon, 29 Dec 2014 17:31:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 http://cleantechnica.com/2010/09/26/mining-by-moonlight-to-save-energy/#comment-30936 Thu, 30 Sep 2010 21:54:36 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=15703#comment-30936 As a clarification, Ontario does not get the VAST MAJORITY of it’s power from Hydro generation. It’s main source is nuclear power, followed by hydro, coal and natural gas, Roughly half the electricity consumed in the province is nuclear. Coal is being phased out as a fuel, but is likely to be replaced by natural gas turbines.

]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2010/09/26/mining-by-moonlight-to-save-energy/#comment-29803 Mon, 27 Sep 2010 16:04:03 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=15703#comment-29803 […] Mining by moonlight to save energy Mining uses much more electricity than most other heavy industries, so it makes sense to move that high energy use to off-peak hours, because that evens out the demand on the grid, making it possible to squeeze more power out of fewer dirty electric plants, and to use more clean energy. So the Ontario government has just asked the nickel-mining giant XStrada, and the second-largest mining company in the world, Vale; to work nights. […]

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