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…
With potential new wind turbine proposals coming in the New Year, Ontario will make the same mistakes all over again without changes to important regulations for noise limits and setbacks December 18, 2024…
News story today claims Ontario wants mostly (unreliable, intermittent) wind power in new procurement. In a story published today, CBC News claims that the Ontario government has done a “U-turn” on its policy…
Would you drink this? Arsenic, lead and mercury among substances found in North Kent well water September 7, 2023 It’s been years since wind turbine construction in North Kent, Ontario began, and several…
Letter from energy minister Todd Smith is unequivocal: “I asked the IESO to be clear” January 30, 2023 When the Indendent Electricity System Operator or IESO began releasing drafts of documents for its…
December 23, 2022 Late this afternoon (just a day and a half before Christmas, and in the middle of Chanuka), the Independent Electricity System Operator or IESO announced that changes have been made…
Silence tells Ontario government North Kent well water problems after wind turbine construction have gone away: they haven’t November 22, 2022 Geologist Keith Benn, who was one member of an expert panel created…
Not enough information, not enough time to evaluate proposals, and it’s the same process as Dalton McGuinty’s say Ontario municipalities November 21, 2022 Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) has launched a series…
Community concerns for fragile environment upheld as Ford government seeks protection for the Alfred Bog in Eastern Ontario November 1, 2022 The Ontario government has posted a notice on the Environmental Registry that…
(And why wind power doesn’t make any sense) October 12, 2022 Ontario’s decision NOT to close the Pickering nuclear power plant and in fact analyze all options for keeping it open, has made…
Problem wind power developers are on a list of Qualified Applicants for new government contracts, and just-released documents appear to contradict Ford government policy—what’s up? The Independent Electricity System Operator or IESO is…