IESO confirms wind is wimpy during On-peak use periods The IESO’s 18-Month Outlook was posted on their website September 21st and includes various forecasts that attempt to project what Ontario’s demand for power will…
Financial Post, October 6, 2015 F or the first time in Ontario’s electricity history the early morning hours of October 3 saw industrial wind turbines outproduce hydroelectricity. Hours 1 a.m. to 5 a.m.…
Ontario ratepayer fatigue: covering the costs of bargain basement sale of surplus power from wind and solar When will it end? Another month goes by and another $168 million from Ontario ratepayer’s pockets…
Ontario’s Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Glen Murray has ultimate responsibility for handing out renewable energy approvals (REAs) because his Wynne-government colleague Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli demands more renewable energy (principally…
Last installment in Parker Gallant’s, what bites in Ontario’s power system. We saved the best for last! Hydro One, raising hopes for a Wynne fall We have heard the news that Hydro One’s…
More from Parker Gallant on the pesky goings-on in Ontario’s power system. Oxymorons and the Ministries of the Environment and Climate Change & Natural Resources Renewable Energy Approvals (REA) for wind turbine…
In this, the last week of August and leading up to the Labour Day holiday weekend, Parker Gallant takes a look back a few things about Ontario’s power sector that have been bugging…
Wind power slump causes CO2 spike The Independent Electricity System Operator’s (IESO) summary report for July 28, 2015 demonstrated how it was an atypical day for Ontario’s industrial wind generators. The…
Ratepayers to Queen’s Park: we have a problem Wind power costs plenty for only 4% of generation In the past six months, reports from the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters, the C.D. Howe Institute,…
Ontario has a huge surplus of power so it gives away electricity Globe and Mail, July 8, 2015 Soaring electricity rates in Ontario are threatening industries and businesses across the province, with one…