Ontario eclipse will see solar power loss: energy minister

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Officials in Ontario are expecting a significant drop in power — enough to supply energy to half the city of Toronto — as a rare total solar eclipse casts its shadow over the province on Monday.

Officials in Ontario are expecting a significant drop in power — enough to supply energy to half the city of Toronto — as

In a video shared to X on Friday, Ontario Energy Minister Todd Smith said the eclipse's path will be directly atop the majority of the province’s solar generation, in turn sparking a drop in electricity of up to 1,800 megawatts.The minister said the province is prepared for the disruption, however. Why a 99 per cent eclipse in Toronto next week won't be as impressive as the total eclipse in Niagara

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