March 2, 2020 The wind power lobby in Canada is busy crowing about “low-cost” and “free fuel” but the truth is something else. Entirely. Sure, it’s fast and easy the whack up wind…
November 13, 2018 Independent energy commentator Parker Gallant took a tour of the Lennox power plant in Bath, Ontario, last week, and was amazed at the capacity of the facility and its ease…
A new wind power project will be a huge expense to Ontario consumers, and has worrisome environmental features, too. End it, Wind Concerns Ontario says. October 31, 2018 At the meeting of…
September 19, 2018 Parker Gallant’s latest posting is in response to a new document from Canada’s wind power lobbyist, the Canadian Wind Energy Association or CanWEA. CanWEA is carrying out an energetic campaign…
“Friend against friend”: Of the 420 people on Amherst Island, 350 opposed the “Windlectric” wind power project, Farmers’ Forum reports. The result is a community ripped apart, that may never come together again…
Re-posted with permission from Parker Gallant Energy Perspectives. If I were the new Minister of Energy … On June 8, after the Ontario election, Ontario’s new premier – whoever that is – will…
March 5, 2018 Being asked to do a presentation at Wind Concerns Ontario’s annual conference this past Saturday, to describe the costs associated with industrial wind turbines was something I relished! The presentation…
October 16, 2017 October 15, 2017 was quite a windy Sunday. Being a mild fall day too, that meant Ontario’s demand for electricity was low according to the IESO’s Daily Market Summary. Total…
October 11, 2017 Friday October 6th, 2017 was a work day just before the Thanksgiving weekend. At 10 AM that morning, Ontario’s electricity ratepayers had much to be thankful for. Power generation from…
Scottish electricity customers are upset that they are paying millions to wind power producers not to produce — Parker Gallant says Ontario has that beat … by a long shot. Here’s his latest…
Rick Conroy, editor of the independent Wellington Times news paper in Prince Edward County, has had a front-row seat to at least three, probably four, wind power projects in The County. All have…