The Green Energy Act has since been repealed and municipal authority has been restored.
Ideas For Action
- Council can pass bylaws related to noise, setbacks, and shadow flicker.
- Councils can also refuse to grant business licences.
159 Ontario Municipalities Declared “Unwilling Host”
Effective September 2024, there are 159 municipalities that have passed resolutions to say they are not willing to host new industrial wind power sites.
With no changes to regulations for setbacks from homes or noise limits, municipalities simply feel they have no other choice.
The list of Unwilling Host communities is here: Unwilling Hosts sept 6