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…
“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…
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…
Wind turbines are not popular. They are expensive, noisy, use up valuable productive farmland, and don’t work for climate change. Why say Yes to more? The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) Request for…
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…
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…
Ontario municipality conducts a resident survey before deciding whether to accept wind power developer proposal. The answer was clear: NO. In the fall of 2024, the Council of the Municipality of Mapleton, Ontario,…
Corporate wind power or the environment? Guess which side they’re on March 18, 2025 Last week, Environmental Defence published a statement on renewable energy development in Ontario, complaining about the government’s policies that…
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…
Why? They already have wind turbines and they’re not happy. One of the hallmarks of the list of Unwilling Host communities in Ontario is the fact that all of these municipalities already have…
