Canada generates over 80% of its electricity from clean sources. Canada generates about 11% of its power needs from Natural Gas. Canada’s clean electrical grid is one the best in the G20. Raw material costs continue to plague the green energy sector.

1. Electricity
Production –
Analysis and
Commentary
PAUL YOUNG CPA CGA
APRIL 16, 2022

2. Paul Young - Bio
• CPA, CGA (1996)
• Academia (PF1, FA4, FN2, MU1. and MS2)
• SME – Customer Success Management
• SME – Risk Management
• SME – Close, Consolidate and Reporting
• SME – Public Policy
• SME – Emerging Technology
• SME – Business Process Change
• SME – Financial Solutions
• SME – Macro/Micro Indicators
• SME – Supply Chain Management
• SME – Data, AI, Security, and Platform
• SME – Internal Controls and Auditing
Contact information email: Paul_Young_CGA@hotmail.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-young-055632b/
SlideShare - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga
Twitter: https://twitter.com/paulyoungcpa
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/youngercga1968/videos

3. Agenda
 Canada Power Production by Fuel
 Key Countries / Power Generation
 Smart Grids
 Micro Power Plants
 Top Countries / Clean Energy
 Technology / Power Generation
 Green Agenda
 Plug-in stations
 Power Rates / Canada
 Solar Power
 Sales Forecasting
 ESG Reporting

4. Canada
Power
Production
by Fuel
SOURCE -
HTTPS://WWW.IEA.ORG/REP
ORTS/MONTHLY-OECD-
ELECTRICITY-STATISTICS

5. Power Generation / Key Country –
Source - https://www.iea.org/reports/monthly-oecd-electricity-statistics

6. Natural Gas
Source - https://www.iea.org/reports/monthly-oecd-electricity-statistics or https://markets.businessinsider.com/commodities/natural-gas-
price

7. Smart Grids
Source -
https://www.globenewswire.c
om/news-
release/2020/08/13/2077717
/0/en/Worldwide-
Transformer-Monitoring-
System-2019-to-2027-
Offshore-Wind-Farms-
Presents-Opportunities.html

8. Micro power plants
Source - https://www.marketsandmarkets.com/PressReleases/micro-grid-
electronics.asp

9. Waste to Energy
The focus should be on the circular economy as part of recycling and zero-waste management. I am floored also why
we do not incinerate garbage as part of energy management.
Circular Economy - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/how-to-best-support-a-circular-economy
Waste to Energy - https://greenerideal.com/news/energy/waste-to-energy-technologies/
• Sweden biogas -
https://sweden.se/nature/the-swedish-
recycling-revolution/
• Top companies (Waste to Energy) -
https://www.energystartups.org/top/waste-
energy/
• EU and Waste Energy -
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122082/e
urope-waste-to-energy-capacity-by-country/
• USA -
https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/biomas
s/waste-to-energy.php

10. Top Countries /
Clean Energy
 Top 10 green countries are European -
https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/greenest-
countries-earth.php
 Iceland leads the world in terms of clean energy (Wind,
Solar, Tidal, and Geothermal) -
https://www.clickenergy.com.au/news-blog/12-
countries-leading-the-way-in-renewable-energy
 50% of the emissions come from China, USA, and India
- https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/each-countrys-
share-co2-emissions
 Circular Economy -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/how-to-
best-support-a-circular-economy

11. Plug-in Stations
 Use of diesel generators - https://thedriven.io/2018/12/14/diesel-charge-evs-
remote-locations-greener-than-you-think/
 Sizeable infrastructure must be built to support electrical vehicles
 Source - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/plugin-stations-electrical-vehicles-february-
2021 or https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/electrical-vehicles-and-plugin-stations-adoption-
june-2021

12. Technology /
Power
 AI and Power Production - https://www.uniper.energy/news/4-
benefits-of-ai-in-the-operation-of-power-plants/
 AI will reshape energy production - https://www.petroleum-
economist.com/articles/low-carbon-energy/energy-
transition/2020/ai-will-shape-the-energy-transition
 IBM and Verizon (5G) - https://newsroom.ibm.com/2020-07-16-
IBM-and-Verizon-Business-to-Collaborate-on-5G-and-AI-
Solutions-at-the-Enterprise-Edge
 RPA and Energy Sector - https://www.tcs.com/blogs/measuring-
effort-in-robotic-process-automation
 Analytics / Utilities - https://www.globenewswire.com/news-
release/2020/06/22/2051219/0/en/4-3-Billion-Energy-and-
Utilities-Analytics-Industry-to-2025-COVID-19-to-Have-a-
Significant-Impact-on-the-Sector.html
 Hydro Quebec line inspection -
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/hydro-qu-bec-nucleom-sign-
100000195.html

13. Green Agenda
 Economies around the world are very fragile.
There is a big movement to push more spending
towards the green economy
 Green https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/fail-
green-agenda-ontario-july-2019
 Climate Change -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/clean-
technology-the-green-economy
 Clean - https://financialpost.com/technology/liberals-
600-million-cleantech-fund-is-losing-money-and-
struggling-to-find-investments
 Economy -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/global-
economy-current-state-and-whats-next

14. ESG Reporting
Blog -
Blog – ESG Reporting - Nearly 40% of large companies pose biodiversity threat: Moody's ESG study - My work -
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/blog-esg-reporting-nearly-40-large-companies-pose-threat-paul-
young/?published=t
Great work by CFO on this article!
“Financial regulators will increasingly incorporate biodiversity indicators into reporting requirements, which will
likely put increasing pressure on companies to address their impacts on biodiversity,” Moody’s ESG Solutions said.
Source – https://www.cfodive.com/news/nearly-40-percent-large-companies-pose-biodiversity-threat-moodys-esg-
study/601014/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Issue:%202021-06-
01%20CFO%20Dive%20%5Bissue:34561%5D&utm_term=CFO%20Dive

15. Solar Power
Blog – Solar Panels – What is Next? - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/blog-solar-panels-what-next-paul-young/?published=t
- Shortage of raw materials to make solar panels.
- Load factors with solar panels.
- Natural resources sector needs to be identified as a critical area with the supply chain.
Summary
 The global solar panels market exceeded USD $115 billion in 2019 and is expected to exceed $176 billion by 2027.
 The global solar panels market exceeded USD $115 billion in 2019 and is expected to exceed $176 billion by 2027. The German government has undertaken
initiatives to implement solar power in the country and target having 50% of their energy being derived from renewable sources by 2025.
 https://www.canadianmanufacturing.com/manufacturing/gblt-corp-announces-relaunching-of-its-solar-energy-division-267817/
 Risks
 Risk 1: Changing Regulations: Losing Net Metering or SRECs.
 Risk 2: Electric Prices Stagnating, or Worse, Getting Cheaper.
 Risk 3: Partnering with an Underperforming Installer.
 Risk 4: Damage to Your Roof.
 Risk 5: Spending More Money if your Roof Needs Replaced.
 https://www.paradisesolarenergy.com/blog/the-top-risks-to-owning-a-solar-system or Blog – Silica Production and Solar Panels -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/what-is-next-for-the-solar-industry

16. Energy Crisis
Australia exported 3-13 million tons per month of coal to China in 2020. If China needs 50 million tons per month
that is rapid increase in coal production. It is unclear in China and Australia would be able to ramp to meet the
demand. China is already in a shortage of perhaps 50 million tons per month.
If there is a rapid surge in coal importing to China, there could be overbidding that causes shortages for other Asian
countries. This will also make the supply chain problems even worse.
Prioritizing heating over electricity means more factory shutdowns.
Prioritizing heating coal imports over other supply chain means that the 200 ships waiting to get unloaded get
bumped back at the ports for hundreds of coal ships.
China having coal production problems is tough because building other sources of electricity and heating will take
years. Especially if China wants to get beyond current levels to support 6% per year GDP growth.
https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2021/10/173364.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+
blogspot%2Fadvancednano+%28nextbigfuture%29
This ties nicely to my work on energy - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/world-heading-energy-crisis-paul-young/

17. Sales
Forecasting

18. Maximo / Electricity
Blog – IBM Maximo with IBM Planning Analytics -
https://ibm.box.com/s/ow662tdpto1c1p6d9u2waqxwli40x0la

19. ESG
Reporting
M y b o x f o l d e r -
h t t p s : / / i b m . b o x . c o m / s / v m y i t c a
c k q e v v m 1 h c x v 7 w k e 6 g u d r p n c e

20. Summary
 More and more countries are moving to cleaner fuel supply for their electricity needs
 Cold weather has played havoc with renewable sources like wind and solar -
https://www.foxbusiness.com/energy/texas-winter-storm-shows-diverse-energy-supply-needed-ex-energy-
secretary
 More options when it comes to smart grids - https://www.whatissmartenergy.org/energy-blog/3-key-
benefits-of-the-smart-grid
 Tesla makes up the vast majority of electrical vehicles - https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/tesla-cars-ev-
registrations-us/
 Global economy continues to be very fragile - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/what-is-next-for-
the-global-economy-january-2021 or https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/what-is-next-for-the-
global-economy-april-2021 or https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/what-is-next-for-the-global-
economy or https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/what-is-next-for-the-global-economy
Why Are Solar Panels
so Expensive EnergySage.pdf
Chinese PV Industry
Brief Polysilicon prices keep rising – pv magazine International.pdf
Top Microgrid
Startups Tracxn.pdf
Baystreet.ca - U.S.
Energy Grid Faces Huge Problems Amid Push To ‘Electrify Everything’.pdf
More investment
needed in electricity to reach net zero by 2035 experts - StAlbertToday.ca.pdf
Wind Power Passed
Coal, Nuclear For First Time in U.S. - Bloomberg.pdf
This wind turbine
blade is fully recyclable.pdf
A Bill To Finance A
New Waste-To-Energy Plant On Oahu Raises Questions Honolulu, HI Patch.pdf
Solar panels catching
fire appears to be cause of We The Curious blaze.pdf
Annual cost analysis
Can wind power solve the global energy crisis Windpower Monthly.pdf
New York State backs
long-term Canadian hydropower project Reuters.pdf
How hydrogen
compares to nuclear energy and biomass - Energy News Agency.pdf
The Calm Before the
Storm Disaster Planning and Rural Resilience - The Aspen Institute.pdf
The hike in electricity
prices – what impact on charging rates .pdf
Blog – Electricity and Power Generation – January 2022
Canada generates over 80% of its electricity from clean sources.
Canada generates about 11% of its power needs from Natural Gas. Canada’s clean electrical grid is one
the best in the G20.
Raw material costs continue to plague the green energy sector.
1. Cost of Solar Panels - https://news.energysage.com/why-are-solar-panels-so-expensive/
2. Silicon prices https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/04/15/chinese-pv-industry-brief-polysilicon-
prices-keep-rising-2/
3. Micro grids - https://tracxn.com/d/trending-themes/Startups-in-Microgrid
4. Grid - http://www.baystreet.ca/articles/commodities/76513/041422 or
https://www.stalberttoday.ca/local-news/more-investment-needed-in-electricty-to-reach-net-
zero-by-2035-experts-5256231
5. USA - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-14/wind-passed-coal-nuclear-
power-in-u-s-for-first-time-on-record