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Environment
It is well understood that hydroelectric power is "more friendly" from an environmental perspective than power generated from coal, oil, natural gas or nuclear. However, there are environmental issues that must be addressed in a hydroelectric development. Regional's strength is in finding solutions to these issues through careful site selection, extensive investigation of the environmental conditions, and formulation of a design that specifically answers the sensitive environmental problems. All of the plants developed and operated by Regional have been certified "EcoLogo" under Environment Canada's Environmental Choice labeling program. |
Greenhouse Gas Emission Offset by Hydro Power
In today's world, no development to generate power proceeds without careful analysis of its green house gas emissions (i.e. volatiles and other gases which pollute the air). An environmentally friendly hydroelectric plant generates no greenhouse gases. Regional's existing sites offset 176,500 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year when compared to coal and oil fired plants. Our new developments could multiply this savings by three or four times.
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