Canada Moving to a 'Cleaner, Sustainable' Energy Future, But 'No Silver Bullet,' National Energy Board's Caron Tells U.S. Regulators - Can the U.S.Keep Up?

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Canada is moving to a more "sustainable" electric system, which will not only include a growing supply of hydro, wind, solar, tidal, biomass, and constant efforts to conserve, but also the smart use of hydrocarbons, including natural gas and advanced clean coal technologies, according to Gaetan Caron, chair and CEO of the National Energy Board (NEB), Canada's counterpart to FERC's Chairman John Wellinghoff. By 2020, 80% of Canada's electricity will come from zero-emitting sources. The country will especially grow its wind energy supplies. Wind capacity is projected to form 10% of Canada's total installed generation capacity by 2020, according to the top regulator.