Électricité propre : payer les gens plutôt que les centrales

The author contends that households and businesses can act as a 'flexible power plant' by adjusting electricity use during peak demand, reducing the need for natural gas backup. The text highlights an Ontario program where smart thermostats created a 90 MW 'virtual power plant' and urges federal and provincial governments to incentivize energy efficiency and smart device integration to lower costs and carbon emissions.

• The Clean Electricity Regulations aim to reduce grid pollution, but currently allow for the continued use of natural gas plants to ensure flexibility and reliability during high demand or low renewable production.
• Households and businesses can serve as a 'flexible power plant' to stabilize the grid by shifting demand, such as charging electric vehicles and water heaters when wind production is high, or using automation for commercial lighting and HVAC systems.
• In Ontario, a program offering a $75 lump sum for using smart thermostats to pre-cool homes before heatwaves attracted 100,000 households in six months, establishing a 'virtual power plant' of 90 megawatts.
• The author recommends that the federal government fund utility energy efficiency measures and mandate smart device integration, while provincial governments should set energy efficiency targets and require electricity planners to prioritize energy frugality.

APA

Canadian Climate Institute (2025). Électricité propre : payer les gens plutôt que les centrales. https://institutclimatique.ca/electricite-propre-payer-les-gens-plutot-que-les-centrales/

Chicago

Canadian Climate Institute. Électricité propre : payer les gens plutôt que les centrales. 2025. https://institutclimatique.ca/electricite-propre-payer-les-gens-plutot-que-les-centrales/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Canadian Climate Institute |title=Électricité propre : payer les gens plutôt que les centrales |date=24 January 2025 |url=https://institutclimatique.ca/electricite-propre-payer-les-gens-plutot-que-les-centrales/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{canadianclimateinstitute2025lectricit, author = {{Canadian Climate Institute}}, title = {{Électricité propre : payer les gens plutôt que les centrales}}, publisher = {Canadian Climate Institute}, year = {2025}, month = jan, url = {https://institutclimatique.ca/electricite-propre-payer-les-gens-plutot-que-les-centrales/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }