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…
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.…
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…
December 8, 2017 The final part of the ICI Radio-Canada series on wind power in Ontario aired December 8. This is a translation of the E-zine version of the story. [Photo: Nic Pham,…
The Auditor General for Ontario noted in her recent report that the government has hidden costs of electricity, and not created a fair cost reduction plan. Cancelling wind power contracts would be a…
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…
Parker Gallant compares power output from wind and the cost to consumers between 2010 and 2016: we’re paying more for intermittent wind power, produced out-of-phase with demand In 2010, industrial wind turbines (IWT)…
Parker Gallant looks at recent promises made by the Energy Minister and Premier and still has a question: where did the money actually go? Last September 13, Minister of Energy Glenn Thibeault…
The Premier of Ontario put out a news release on March 2, claiming the government was going to reduce Ontario’s electricity or “hydro” bills substantially. “I’ve heard from you loud and clear,” Kathleen…
One of the reasons behind the skyrocketing electricity bills for Ontario consumers is the cost of dealing with surplus power, a result of the fact that wind produces power out of phase with…
Electricity sold off cheap could have powered 50% of Ontario homes; wind clearly not needed The line of poetry “it’s an ill wind that blows nobody any good” was a reality in November for…