Does wind power live up to any of the promises made for it? Ontario’s rural municipalities are about to face the possibility of more industrial wind power proposals, when the Independent Electricity System…
Farmers in Brazil have found out the hard way that signing a lease for wind turbines didn’t bring them riches—quite the opposite September 20, 2026 “If I’d known it was going to be…
You need advice. April 9, 2026 With the Independent Electricity System Operator or IESO planning another Request For Proposals to launch in 2026 (deadline second quarter 2027), landowners may be contacted to sign…
IESO rules diverge from provincial policy, do not reflect municipal realities, or prioritize protection of Ontario farmland March 3, 2026 Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator or IESO must demonstrate greater transparency and consistency…
Industrialization of rural communities by wind turbines, battery storage rejected by multiple communities As wind power developers prepared to submit proposals to the Independent Electricity Sysem Operator or IESO for contracts for new…
A critical part of our eco-system, bats are the new canary in the coal mine for grid-scale wind turbines. With turbines now larger, it’s about to get worse. CBC Radio has published a…
Deadline for submissions to IESO for new projects is next week, but the majority of proposals failed to win support Adelaide-Metcalfe put the final nail into a project proposed that would have involved…
WCO presents excerpts from a recent IESO document, the Provincial Policy Statement and the AMO toolkit to answer questions about wind turbines and protection of prime agricultural land in Ontario
May 20, 2025 “I cannot support Evolugen,” Ottawa area MPP Karen McCrimmon told a local online newspaper in a wide-ranging interview that included questions about a proposed battery energy storage system or BESS.…
May 19, 2025 Citizens of South-West Oxford and Malahide have grouped together to stop a huge, 200-megawattwind power project proposed by German power developer wpd. They have a new website, Stop Cedar Flats…
One Ontario municipality refreshes its Unwilling Host commitment while another takes issue with the entire proposal process October 21, 2024 Several interesting developments occurred last week as we get nearer to the Independent…