Ontario will soon be facing an unprecedented demand for new electricity supply as some of the nuclear plants, a major supplier of Ontario’s electricity, are taken out of service. Currently, the Northwest will also be short of power as a number of new mines connect to the provincial grid. The current shift to green power is opening up new options for the generation of electricity that could help to meet the demand. Ontario Power Generation is exploring new hydro projects, but people living in the boreal forest region know there’s already another viable source… It’s forest biomass, consisting largely of the leftover wood from logging and sawmill operations. A number of factors combine to make it an attractive way to produce future electricity across Ontario’s North. …The Government of Ontario should adopt a biomass strategy that not only sustains the existing generators, but where possible, increases the further use of available biomass.