The IESO has been planning for the elimination of coal-fired generation for several years now, and the plan to phase out coal by 2014 is progressing well. Four coal-fired units totalling 2,000 mega- watts (MW) of capacity have been taken out of service in 2010, and Ontario is utilizing more gas- fired and renewable generation. The province is already relying on contributions from nearly 1,100 MW of grid-connected wind capacity. Between new wind, solar and biomass projects, variable generation is expected to climb to almost 7,000 MW by the end of the business planning cycle. In the coming months and years, the growing.
