Canada Needs 840 New Solar Power Stations to Meet 2050 Emissions Targets: Study

Meeting Canada's predicted future electricity demand with low-emissions sources will be a "daunting challenge" requiring an equivalent of 840 new solar power generation stations or 16 nuclear power plants to meet the federal government's goal of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, says a new report. Shutterstock

Canada would need to build 840 additional solar power generation stations or 16 nuclear power plants to meet the federal government’s goal of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, according to a new study.

Published by the Fraser Institute on Feb. 11, the report says meeting the predicted future electricity demand with these low-emissions sources will be a “daunting challenge and is likely impossible within the 2050 timeframe.”