Table 2 Induced economic impacts of household expenditure by community under the three power plant scenarios: continuing to burn coal, shutting down the power plant, and conversion of the power plant to biomass
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Scenarios | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Market | Spatial | Distance (km) | Multiplier | Coal | Shutdown | Biomass |
Atikokan | Locally | 0 | 0.50 | $41.4M | $36.1M | $42.0M |
Fort Frances | Regionally | 150 | 0.10 | $8.3M | $7.2M | $8.4M |
Thunder Bay | Regionally | 210 | 0.20 | $16.5M | $14.4M | $16.8M |
Dryden | Regionally | 210 | 0.05 | $4.1M | $3.6M | $4.2M |
USA | Out of region | >210 | 0.10 | $8.3M | $7.2M | $8.4M |
Other | Out of region | >210 | 0.05 | $4.1M | $3.6M | $4.2M |
| Â | Â | Â | Est. grand total spending ($) | $82.7M | $72.1M | $83.9M |