One purpose of the overall 25-year plan was to ensure there would be enough electricity to meet the growing demand at a price which would maintain various industries within their operating territory.
One significant finding by an opposition group was that the report omitted defining the overall health effects of the presented options.
The report went into great detail about what the needs were anticipated to be, defined resources, and examined various alternative plans (How much nuclear?
to ensure sufficient electricity would be available when it was needed in Ontario, considering not only the additional demand, but also the expected retirements before 2015 of older generating facilities.
As a result, the plan was perceived to be overly ambitious and the environmental assessment required to review it was eventually abandoned.
[2] Ontario had to purchase 3400 megawatts at up to seven times the normal rate, according to Metro of July 19 quoting the Torstar News Service, to meet the peak demand.