“You can’t power a full-time economy on part-time power,” says Stephen Lecce in searing response to anti-nuclear, so-called “environmental” groups. “Reliability and system costs matter.” January 25, 2026 With this weekend marking the…
Minister confirms municipal support mandatory for new power projects to proceed Stephe Lecce, Ontario Minister of Energy and Electrification, announced today that the newest Request For Proposals from the Independent Electricity System Operator…
It’s all in the numbers: what is the real cost of wind and solar? [Shutterstock image] The ways wind and solar are costed ignores the real costs of their unreliability…and of getting rid…
There is a lot of money at stake, as Ontario opens up to contracts for Battery Energy Storage Systems Small Battery Storage facility operated by Shell November 14, 2023 As of today, there…
The six-time book author, energy journalist and podcast host talks with Canada’s Dr Chris Keefer. And, he has a movie coming out in 2023! Energy author, podcast host and commentator Robert Bryce was…
“Unbounded science and engineering fiction” says author who is a Top 100 Global Thinker In his 2016 book Power Density, published by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press, Vaclav Smil (Professor Emeritus, University…
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…
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…
[Photo: MyWestNipissing] August 20, 2019 Many people will have missed this interview with MPP Vic Fedeli, as it was published in the West Nipissing community newspaper, but the comments from Mr. Fedeli on…
New from the Fraser Institute is a report on renewable energy and the consequences of political encouragement of variable power sources. The abstract is below but be sure to read the full report.…
Wind power lobby cajoles Ontario to ignore all the problems and take another chance on invasive, problem-ridden wind turbines. April 2, 2019 Canada’s lobbyist and trade association for the wind power development industry, the Canadian…