Abstract: National policies of the U.S. and Canada and the outcome of global exploration for new gas and oil supplies will determine how much energy is available for the Northeast, which lacks indigenous energy resources, and eastern Canada. The U.S. now sends large amounts of coal to Ontario and purchases electrical power in return, but Canadian power generation is oriened toward hydro and nuclear plants because of economies of scale. The author reviews the potential contribution of coal, gas, oil, synthetic fuels, and renewable energy sources to supply increasing fuel demands as gas and oil imports are reduced. He concludes that conventional sources must be used to meet near-term needs and that this will require large-scale liquefied natural gas imports and power plant construction to proceed and coal production to increase. Long-term demand will require that all energy sources be commercially available.
Publication Year: 1979
Publication Date: 1979-01-15
Language: en
Type: article
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