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The Ontario power plant scandal (also called the gas plants scandal) relates to the decisions by the governing Liberals to cancel the construction of two natural gas power plants: one in Mississauga and another in Oakville. The Mississauga cancellation was made as a late campaign promise in the 2011 general election. From immediately following the election until March 18, 2013, the Liberal government stated that the cost of the cancellations was $230 million -- $190 million for the Mississauga plant and $40 million for the Oakville plant. A final report by the Auditor General of Ontario that was released on October 8, 2013 found the total cost of the cancellations was at least $950 Million. The scandal contributed to the resignation of Premier Dalton McGuinty and Energy Minister Chris Bentley. ==Tendering and bidders== In April 2005, the McGuinty Government closed the coal-fired Lakeview Generating Station to eliminate the largest source of pollution in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). This closure created a need to establish new power plants to support the electricity needs of the Greater Toronto Area. In 2007 the Ontario Power Authority's (OPA) Integrated Power System Plan report recommended new natural gas-fired power plants—gas plants—be constructed. In August 2008 the Minister of Energy and Infrastructure directed the OPA to competitively procure a combined-cycle gas generation facility in the southwest Greater Toronto Areas with a capacity of up to 850 megawatts (MWs). These plants were to be in operation no later than December 31, 2013. Under this procurement the contractors would continue to own and operate the asset, not just build it as had been typical in the past. In the May 2009 information to bidders, the OPA stated that the constructors' proposals would need to consider municipal requirements for their proposed sites that were in effect on January 16, 2009. The constructors were responsible for obtaining local permits, not the government. In September 2009, the OPA announced it had accepted a bid by TransCanada Energy (TCE) to build a 900-megawatt natural gas-fired power generation facility in southeast Oakville. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ontario power plant scandal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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