Ontario gives away $4.5 billion ratepayer dollars; persists in directive to add more wind and solar The GA or Global Adjustment first made its appearance on IESO’s Monthly Market Report in January 2007.…
Could it be, from his statement yesterday, Ontario Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli has resolved his ministry’s issues in dealing with the many rural communities in Ontario declaring themselves “Not a willing host” to…
January 23, 2016 This “Op-Ed” appears in the current edition of Ontario Farmer. It is not available online. Good money after bad: how mismanagement of Ontario’s power system affects you By Parker Gallant…
What follows is an excerpt of a letter sent by Parker Gallant to Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne. We present this because of the role of wind power generation in causing Ontario’s electricity bills…
Dutton Dunwich, Ontario, January 14, 2016— Dutton Dunwich Council passed a resolution at its regular meeting January 13, requesting that the Ontario government not sign any new contracts for wind power, and that…
Ontario’s electricity “Powerball” giveaway It’s official! The cost of exporting Ontario’s surplus electricity paid for by electricity ratepayers actually exceeded the prize up for grabs in the U.S.-based “Powerball” lottery. In this case,…
The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) had this greeting on their website over the holidays: “The industry reached a milestone of over 10,000 megawatts of installed capacity this year, and during the holiday…
Curtailment of industrial wind power production in Ontario soars in 2015 Posted on January 5, 2016 by Cold Air A 2015 year-end review of my hourly estimates indicate the curtailment of output from industrial wind turbines…
Toronto Star, January 4, 2016 By: Brady Yauch Published on Mon Jan 04 2016 Ontario’s desire for total control over all aspects of the electricity sector is nearly fulfilled. The push to eliminate…
Norfolk News, January 2, 2016 The provincial Liberals have legalized an end to using coal to produce electricity, but it seems they’re not against leaving a few finals lumps in Ontarians’ stockings this…
Figures on exports of surplus power show wind isn’t needed, yet the government plans on adding more November once again had Ontario ratepayers picking up the bill for subsidized electricity exports to our…