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ORA strongly opposes data centre development in Ontario because of the thermal and contaminant pollution these facilities release into already stressed freshwater ecosystems, the large electricity demand they place on the grid, the volume of freshwater resources they consume, and the burden they place on municipal water and wastewater infrastructure.
These comments are made without prejudice to that position. ORA’s participation in this consultation is not acceptance of the proposal, of the Data Centre Playbook, or of any regulation that may follow from either, and nothing in this letter waives any position ORA has taken or may take on data centre development in Ontario.