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But since you bring it up, Yes fossil fuels are worse than wind. A Single wind turbine can produce 750 kW that can power over 200-300 homes. All with no air emissions, no fuel to mine, no fuel to transport, no fuel to store, no cooling water, and no waste.
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wind is over rated. i am originally from chatham kent which has the most wind turbines anywhere in canada and i'd say a good 40% of the time they aren't even moving. not to mention there is a ton of waste and energy used by countries who do not use green power in making these huge things. on top of all that you have the issue with stray electricity which is very dangerous and will become more of an issue as time goes on and the lines eventually rot. also, the idea that the turbines push warm air down making the average temperature even higher...you can go on and on. its not ideal, its far from perfect and in my opinion the current way its done will be antiquated in 10-15 years from now making all those turbines essentially obsolete.
if ontario wants everyone to use electric they need to reduce rates to pre 2006 levels but of course that will never happen. rates will only continue to rise as there is so much work that still needs to be done to the infrastructure to prevent another 2003 blackout from happening aside from pockets needing to be filled.