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Quebec's power generation future looks green and clean

QUEBEC - Quebec is a clean and green province with 17,338 megawatts (MW) of installed power generation capacity, of which 84% is produced by renewable energy sources (hydroelectric, wind and biomass).

Power generators are planning projects that would increase generation capacity by 42%, up to 24,678 MW.

About 99% of the new generation planned is from renewable sources, increasing the renewable energy from 14,572 MW to 21,888 MW or about 88% of the total generation.

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Criminals posing as Toronto Hydro are sending out fraudulent messages

TORONTO - Toronto Hydro has sent out a notice that criminals posing as Toronto Hydro are sending out fraudulent texts, letters and emails.

The warning comes in a tweet, along with suggestions on how to protect yourself from fraud.

According to Toronto Hydro, fraudsters are contacting people by phone, text, email, fake electricity bills, and even travelling door-to-door.

They threaten to disconnect the power unless an immediate payment is made. The website states that in some cases, criminals request payment via pre-paid credit card or bitcoin.

It’s written on the website that Toronto Hydro does not accept these methods of payment, and they do…

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