Bruce Power supports clean, electrified transportation as Ontario pursues climate change targets

TORONTO, Oct. 26, 2015 /CNW/ – Partnering with Plug'n Drive, the
University of Waterloo, local communities and the Asthma Society of
Canada, Bruce Power announced a series of collaborative initiatives to
promote clean, electrified transportation in Ontario. These initiatives
build on the foundation of Ontario's low-emissions electricity system,
which support achieving long-term climate change targets in the
province.

“While we continue to focus on playing an important role providing
Ontario with emissions-free power, we also believe we need to do our
part to support innovation and build on a modern, clean electricity
system to help reduce emissions,” said Duncan Hawthorne, Bruce Power's
President and Chief Executive Officer. “We believe supporting these
initiatives, in collaboration with a number of key partners, will
produce positive and tangible results.”

The phase out of coal-fired electricity in Ontario has significantly
reduced emissions from the electricity sector, making it the single
largest climate change initiative in North America, and Bruce Power's
increased output provided 70 per cent of the replacement energy needed
to support this. While the progress to date is significant, there is an
opportunity to do even more by linking the province's clean energy
sector to help reduce emissions from transportation, which is the
largest greenhouse gas contributor in Ontario.

“Ontario is committed to being a leader in the fight against climate
change and one of the areas essential to achieving this is by
supporting clean, electrified transportation in Ontario from an
emissions-free electricity system,” said Hon. Glen Murray, Ontario's
Minister of Environment and Climate Change. “These initiatives by Bruce
Power, Plug'n Drive and others are the kind of partnerships that are
essential to make this vision a reality.”

Cara Clairman, President and CEO of Plug'n Drive, said her organization
is hosting the first ever Electric Vehicle Day at Queen's Park today,
Oct. 26.

“Plug'n Drive is proud to be the champion for the electrification of
transportation bridging, together industry, government, academia and
consumer interests,” Clairman said. “Today's Electric Vehicle Day will
showcase the environmental and economic benefit of driving electric in
Ontario.”

Key initiatives announced today by Bruce Power, in conjunction with
Plug'n Drive's Queen's Park EV Day, include:

• The release of a free iPhone App in partnership with Plug'n Drive, built
  from Bruce Power's existing platform, that will have a number of
  interactive features for people who want to switch to electric
  vehicles. These include interactive maps of charging stations, and
  information on grants and vehicles available, along with a unique
  calculator where people can determine the economic and environmental
  benefits of going electric. The free App is available for download at
  the App Store on Nov. 2.
• Bruce Power and Plug'n Drive are supporting the installation of electric
  car charging stations partnering with communities around the Bruce
  site. Two dual wand charging stations have been installed at Bruce
  Power's Visitors' Centre, while additional stations have been installed
  in Port Elgin, Southampton, and Wroxeter. Further stations are planned
  for Kincardine, Sauble Beach and Owen Sound.
• Bruce Power, Plug'n Drive, the University of Waterloo and the Asthma
  Society of Canada will commence a joint study to examine the economic
  and environmental opportunities associated with clean, electrified
  transportation in Ontario by leveraging the province's clean
  electricity supply mix. This report will build on the expertise from
  all organizations and will be released in 2016.

As of 2012, only nine per cent of Ontario's emissions come from the
electricity sector, an advancement enabled by the phase out of
coal-fired generation. The largest contributor to emissions in Ontario
is the transportation sector, which accounts for 34 per cent of all
emissions. The Ontario government has set a goal to reduce emissions
from 1990 levels by 15 per cent by 2020 and 80 per cent by 2050. On an
annual basis, the Bruce Power site avoids 31 million tonnes of CO₂, which is the equivalent of taking six million cars off the road.

About Bruce Power
Bruce Power operates the world's largest operating nuclear generating
facility and is the source of roughly 30 per cent of Ontario's
electricity. The company's site in Tiverton, ON, is home to eight CANDU
reactors, each one capable of generating enough low-cost, reliable,
safe and clean electricity to meet the annual needs of a city the size
of Hamilton. Formed in 2001, Bruce Power is an all-Canadian partnership
among Borealis Infrastructure Management (a division of the Ontario
Municipal Employees Retirement System), TransCanada, the Power Workers'
Union and the Society of Energy Professionals. A majority of Bruce
Power's employees are also owners in the business.

SOURCE Bruce Power

Image with caption: “Bruce Power has installed electric vehicle charging stations at its Visitors' Centre near Tiverton, ON, and in Port Elgin, Southampton and Wroxeter. Further stations are planned for Kincardine, Sauble Beach and Owen Sound in the coming months. Learn more by downloading Bruce Power's iPad App at www.brucepowerapp.com. (CNW Group/Bruce Power)”. Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20151026_C9061_PHOTO_EN_44321.jpg