It’s a very hot day in Ontario today. As we near noon on July 20, 2022, Ontario demand for power is 20, 904 megawatts. (Source IESO power data) Wind is doing better today…
January 12, 2022 Monday and Tuesday this week saw the coldest temperatures yet for the winter season, with a low in Ottawa of -25 degrees C at 5 a.m. Ontario’s demand for electricity…
January 8, 2022 Former premier of Ontario Kathleen Wynne is not seeking re-election this coming June, after 18 years as an MPP, and five years as premier (2013-2018). She recently gave an interview…
December 7, 2021 The Ottawa Renewable Energy Co-operative or OREC recently bought an Ontario wind turbine project, along with equity partner EnerFORGE, a subsidiary of Oshawa Power and Utilities Corporation, according to…
Weather-dependent wind power doesn’t stack up against other power sources and results in higher costs, uncertain supply, Judge says September 13, 2021 A decision rendered by the Minnesota Court of Appeals recently determined…
City of Ottawa doomed to repeat Ontario’s failed experiment with intermittent wind and solar power In the current edition of Ontario Farmer, is a story “Wind opponents claim Ottawa turbine plan disastrous” by…
No analysis in the plan, no way of knowing what the real costs might be, says energy economist Robert Lyman CITY OF OTTAWA CLIMATE PLAN- THE FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCES By Robert Lyman Introduction The Climate…
October 13, 2020 Canada’s federal government–deep in debt from policy decisions and now the COVID-19 pandemic–has pointed toward a focus on renewable energy as a way to “build back better” and strengthen the…
In today’s edition of The Niagara Independent is an article by Catherine Swift, head of Working Canadians and former Chief Economist with the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. She advises the Ford government…
May 4, 2020 Energy analyst and Ontario government historian Scott Luft has just published an important analysis of energy contracts post the Green Energy and Green Economy Act passed in 2009, and has…
Damage, not help for the environment—and plenty of money to be made, says new Michael Moore/Jeff Gibbs documentary April 24, 2020 Just in time for Earth Day, doc filmmaker Michael Moore released…