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of supply. ‘solutions: to our
encrgy problems, . but.. the
fact is we.:can achieve just
about as much by Comserving |
energy and by switching ‘to
plentiful . energy sources, ”
Lalonde said, .* +

The’ 10-year. Canadian Oil
Substitution. Program offers

natural * pas,

“coal, . Wood,
“solar, or: any? “Other: sion-oil
source.” moi

» AY. maximum of $5,500
would be: available for

multiple’ Lunits,- and
businesses and. industries
would ; also’ be ‘eligible to
apply, Lalonde .said. All
grants were to be retroactive
for conversions undertaken
since Oct, 28.

- Savings over ‘the decade
could’ amount to 300,000
barrels of oil'a day or the
equivalent: of the oil
produced, by two tarsands
plants. A' total of 325 billion
of investments in cnergy
supply projects could be
avoided by the conversion
from oil, Lalonde said.

“Our goal is to reduce oil
consumption in the
residential, commercial and
industrial sectors to 10
percent of total energy
needs,” Lalonde said.

He said the $1.43 billion

that “might otherwise deter

" conversions “particelariy” to:

would “accelerate
conversions | by -
reducing financial obstacles

natural gas, assuring con-”
sumers there - mould ~. ‘be
continued fuel savings
over the cost of oil heating. .

“We have a surplus of
natural gas in this country
and people could save a lot.
on their heating: bills by
converting to gas,” he said. .

“At the moment ‘natural
gas is about 28 percent
cheaper for its heating valuc
than oil, and consumers can
be assured it will remain so
over the next decade. We
have assurances of that from |
the’ producing provinces,”
Lalonde said.

Grants for conversions to
gas and electricity were to be
administered through
provincial utilities, while
regional offices of the energy
department have been
opened to deal with requests
for conversions to other
sources, Lalonde said. .

Administrative arrange-
ments have yet to-be. worked
out with the Quebec
government for conversions
to electricity. The Maritimes
would be cligible for con-
versions to other sources
while awaiting a gas pipeline

expected to reach the east
coast in 1984.

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