Full Podcast: https://lovethenorth.ca/article/261004-sudbury-ward-shawn-rossi-on Ward 8 candidate Shawn Rossi raises an interesting question about Sudbury’s energy future: **could the City work directly with a major industrial user like Glencore to secure cheaper, more stable electricity over the long term?** Rossi points out that Glencore’s Sudbury operations consume an enormous amount of electricity because of their electric arc furnace. He argues that when one local company uses that much power, there may be an opportunity to think differently about how energy is produced and purchased. His idea is to explore whether Sudbury and Glencore could partner on a **small modular reactor, or SMR**, with the industrial operation purchasing power directly while the community also benefits from a long-term local source of electricity. Rossi’s argument is that cheaper and more predictable electricity could do more than lower energy costs. For Glencore, it could improve the long-term economics of operating in Sudbury and potentially encourage further investment. For the City, a locally structured energy agreement could potentially reduce exposure to future electricity increases and make Sudbury more attractive to energy-intensive industries. He is clear that this is a concept that would require serious technical, regulatory and financial analysis — not something that could simply be implemented overnight. But his broader point is important: **Why should Sudbury automatically accept the energy system it has today if there may be opportunities to create a better long-term arrangement with the major industries already operating here?** Rossi says municipal leadership should be willing to investigate ideas that could lower costs, strengthen local industry and give Greater Sudbury a competitive advantage for decades. #Sudbury #Ward8 #ShawnRossi #Glencore #Electricity #EnergyCosts #SMR #Mining #EconomicDevelopment #NorthernOntario #LoveTheNorth