• Green power is electricity produced from renewable resources such as wind, small run-of-the-river hydroelectricity, biomass or solar energy. It is distributed over the regular electricity grid and made available to consumers of electricity as a more environmentally responsible alternative.

• A run-of-the-river hydroelectric turbine relies on normal river flow for its electricity output. Run-of-the-river facilities do not store water in reservoirs and flood land, though small dams may be used to divert water to the turbine. It is one of the most efficient ways to generate power and typically creates no air pollution.

• Energy Ottawa's currently produces all electricity it markets via its run-of-the-river generating stations on the Ottawa River. 100 percent of the power generated by Energy Ottawa is designated green as defined by Environment Canada.

• Energy Ottawa's generating stations are EcoLogo certified by Environment Canada's Environmental Choice Program. Only a handful of generating facilities in Canada have received this distinction.

• Energy Ottawa generates up to 110 million kilowatt-hours of green electricity per year—enough to power the Parliament Buildings four times over or 12,000 homes for an entire year.

• Canada currently has only 320 megawatts of installed wind capacity. In contrast, Germany, with fewer energy resources, has installed more than 6,000 megawatts of wind power. However, wind energy could potentially provide a minimum of 10% of our electricity nationwide.
 
• Virtually all biomass (organic matter) can be burned for energy, and is abundant in parts of the country. In fact, sawdust, bark and other kinds of waste wood often present a disposal problem to many Canadian communities.

• The earth receives more energy from the sun in just one hour than the world uses in a whole year.

• Developing Canada's low-impact, renewable energy capabilities will not only have substantial benefits for the environment, but also the economy. For every million dollars invested in energy, an average of 36.3 jobs are created in the energy efficiency sector, 12.2 jobs in the renewable energy sector, and only 7.3 jobs in the development of conventional energy.

• North America has 7% of world's population, but consumes 30% of the world's energy.