Canada

GW

25

MT

Coal plants in

Canada

Additional profit over 30 years

13.4

Bn. $

% Profitable

100

%

Annual CO2 emissions saved

25

MT / year

Total W-S-B investment need

10.0

Bn. $

Investment Potential

5

n.a.

%

of this country’s annual energy-related CO2 emissions could be eliminated by SwitchCoal.

Investment breakdown

10.0

Bn. $

Initial Investment for Conversion to Wind and Solar Power Plant

13.4

Bn. $

Additional profit from switch over 30 years (Source: IEA World Energy Outlook 2022)

Solar

2,619

M. $

Wind

6,833

M. $

Battery

538

M. $

Production costs

5.2

ct/kWh

Mean OPEX of the coal plants within this country (Source: IEA World Energy Outlook 2022)

3.5

ct/kWh

Production cost of renewable energy

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