Mississippi River Power

Mississippi River Power Corp.'s 4.6 MW hydroelctric generating station (Brian J. Gallagher GS)

Today, Ontario's waterpower resources comprise about 26% of the province's energy supply--with an installed capacity of 8,150 Megawatts. Nuclear power accounts for 41%, fossil fuels (coal, gas, oil) for 32%, and other renewables (wind, solar etc.) for 1%. (source: www.owa.ca)

A recent report by the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) provides much needed context for the emotional debate about why our electricity prices are spiraling upwards. According to the OEB, since 2006, 45% of the increase in our electricity generation costs has been due to subsidies for the nuclear industry, while only 6% of the increase is due to subsidies for green energy. (source: Ontario Clean Air Alliance)

Lately, several people have asked us if Hydro One has restricted us to generating only 50% of our capacity. The answer is - No.

Hydro One did ask MRPC to reduce their generation to 1400KW (capacity is 4600KW) for a period of 11 days in mid-March. This was to allow them to safely perform maintenance on some of their lines/equipment. On March 15, generation was back to full capacity. There is no standing restriction on the output.

MRPC's contract to sell power, is with the Ontario Power Authority, and it essentially states that they (OPA) will pay MRPC for all of the power produced, whenever it is produced. There are no restrictions.

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Mississippi River Power Corp. is the generation side of the former Almonte Hydro. The Corporation of the Town of Mississippi Mills owns 100% of the shares in MRPC.

Mississippi River Power Corp. owns and operates a 4.6 Megawatt Generating Station in Almonte, Ontario. This station was built in 2008-09 and came online on April 9, 2010.

All of the power generated by MRPC's run-of-river hydroelectric generating station is clean or green power.

"Mississippi River Power Corp. is committed to generating clean, reliable power, while continually improving efficiency, providing a reasonable return to the shareholder and remaining a good corporate citizen."