Natural Resources committee  Because of where our existing infrastructure is located in Ontario, we have our compressed natural gas refuelling stations along the Highway 401 corridor. Then we have our current power-to-gas green hydrogen facility located in Markham, Ontario. We're looking at how we can tie

Natural Resources committee  The refuelling stations are already hydrogen-ready, so there wouldn't be an incremental cost. It depends where it is on the system and what we're connecting to, so there's a wide variability.

Natural Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. McLean. I'll give you a reference point for Ontario. In Ontario you would have to build out at least 90,000 megawatts to eliminate what we have in Ontario. I think we, through the Canadian Gas Association, have thought that it's going to be close to $1 trillion,

Natural Resources committee  Yes, we have had an opportunity to talk to some developers. There obviously are hydrogen pipelines in existence in North America. It's part of the hydro petrochemical chain already. The cost of a hydrogen pipeline is similar to that of any pipeline construction. There are a few c

Natural Resources committee  Thank you.

Natural Resources committee  Right. We're excited about having an opportunity to develop a strategy. Our thoughts are that it will be something that we need to develop over time, as Mr. Hutchens said. We don't want to prevent that development by picking and choosing at this point. We need to support all pat

Natural Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. McLean. Is this for RNG or hydrogen?

Natural Resources committee  For renewable natural gas, I would say that it really depends on what the source is. If you have an active landfill where you are capturing that, there may not be a significant incremental power input if you're just capturing that. Some of what we're doing with RNG is just captur

Natural Resources committee  I think, as was pointed out by Mr. Hutchens, that depends on the system. The system that we're going to blend in on a basis right now is 2%-10%. It depends on the age of the infrastructure. They're still doing some studies on this, but for the larger transmission pipelines in cer

Natural Resources committee  Yes, in Germany.

Natural Resources committee  You're right that we're connected across the value chain, and as you've heard from the other speakers, we are focused on delivering reliable low-cost energy while still meeting the climate requirements. What we think would be beneficial is to be innovative in the tax system. We

Natural Resources committee  Grants and loans are important, and there are lots of opportunities and multiple pathways. Let's just make sure that we focus on the near term in getting the industry developed.

Natural Resources committee  Thank you, Chair. Mr. Chair and members of the committee, I want to thank all of you for undertaking this study of the low-carbon and renewable fuels industry and how we might work together to advance these industries in Canada to create new jobs and maintain energy security, re