Report on Ontario power plant cancellation to show costs soaring

Reports on the pending Auditor-General's review of the Mississauga/Lambton gas plant fiasco indicate the accounting will include connection costs, and the ongoing cost of transmission line loss due to the distance from consumers.

Report on Ontario power plant cancellation to show costs soaring - The Globe and Mail:

The costs associated with pulling the plug on a power-plant project west of Toronto are significantly greater than the $190-million tab disclosed by former premier Dalton McGuinty’s government, according to a report by the provincial auditor that threatens to revive a stubborn political problem for the Liberals.
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The auditor also estimates that it will cost $5-million to $10-million for electrical connection costs. There were no such costs at the Mississauga site because the plant would have been next door to an electrical transformer station.
As well, it will cost more to transmit the power all the way from Sarnia to Mississauga. It is also less efficient to transmit the power over long distances – the wires can heat up and sag, resulting in some electricity loss.

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