Finance committee  I believe wind power could become 10% of the country's generation potential perhaps over the next twenty years, which would be approximately a twenty-fold increase over what it is now.

Finance committee  I think fuel cells have even a greater percentage long term. Again, fuel cells are perhaps fifteen to twenty years behind where wind is today, but because the stationary fuel cells that we're developing can utilize the existing natural gas infrastructure rather than a new hydroge

Finance committee  I believe it could be greater than the wind power, because it is not dependent upon the intermittent nature of the wind and could be providing fuel continuously, rather than at roughly the 30% of capacity that wind power is capable of.

Finance committee  Yes, I'm sorry. About 10% of the national power capacity could be available from wind. I was referring to wind's ability to produce. Its rated potential is about 30% of its rated capacity because of the intermittent nature of the wind. It simply doesn't blow at the same speed all

Finance committee  I'd be giving you my personal estimate here, but I would say fuel cells would be able to contribute 15% over a comparable period.

Finance committee  We've seen a lot of the major companies move into wind power. There are still a lot of very small entrepreneurial companies that are growing and joining the industry now. Our convention in Winnipeg later this month is going to have several hundred companies participating. You're

Finance committee  Yes, we do. We have four wind power projects. We are doing the first project in Saskatchewan, we have two projects in Alberta, and we are currently constructing a 200-megawatt project in Ontario.

Finance committee  We're really proud of the advancements we've made in cleaning up our natural gas distribution utility. That's where we've had a lot of our emissions gains, from replacing the old cast iron system that existed in Ontario for more than a hundred years. We're also working on new ga

Finance committee  We're not involved in the extraction of natural gas. We are a transportation and distribution company, so we don't get involved in that. But we certainly invest funds in the clean distribution of natural gas.

Finance committee  I'd like to point to the success of the wind power production incentive, which has gone from non-existent in Canada six or seven years ago to the point at which it is a rapidly growing business here today, with a potential to become a significant power producer. We would hope we

Finance committee  Number one, our CEO feels that it's important that energy industries be proactive environmentally and that they do their share, that they be responsible for their share of emissions. Secondly, I think it is the opportunity for profitable growth. Wind power is a very rapidly gro

Finance committee  The incentive programs have not necessarily been abolished, but they're under review. We would hope that this review would result in the incentives being reinstated, as they have been in previous years, taking on the same form and nature as the previous wind power production ince

Finance committee  Do you mean for the stimulation of natural gas?

Finance committee  I would only advocate the consistency of policies. I'm not an expert on natural gas marketing. I'm more involved in the renewable side of things. But I would advocate a constancy and a consistency of policy, and the marketplace would ultimately decide on what would be the best fu

Finance committee  The wind power production incentive, or WPPI, is a cash payment of $10 per megawatt hour for every megawatt hour of wind power produced by a qualifying project. It has stimulated the growth of the industry here in Canada to the point that it's the fastest-growing source of electr