November 23, 2017 MPP demands that wind power projects be cancelled over concerns about Black Shale and polluted wells In Question Period on November 20, Monte McNaughton, MPP for Lambton-Kent-Middlesex rose…
Government promises help on water issues, no action on noise pollution July 30, 2017 Last week, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne visited Chatham-Kent and was met by protesters with a variety of complaints about…
Surplus, exported power in April could have powered half of Ontario’s homes. Instead, it’s gone … and so is your money. Ontario’s Minister of Energy claims that Ontario needs a “reliable, efficient and…
From Parker Gallant’s Energy Perspectives, a view of how much wind power is costing Ontario. Almost a week after Premier Wynne announced her plan to reduce our electricity bills by 25%, the wind…
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…
Wind power a significant portion of punishing electricity bills, community coalition says. Cancel contracts wherever possible, immediately. The Ontario Ministry of Energy asked for input to its new Long-Term Energy Plan (LTEP)…
Global TV News published a summary of opinions by several commentators on how the Government of Ontario might deal with the crisis in electricity bills, which is causing unprecedented energy poverty. Wind Concerns…
August 29, 2016 The Windlectric wind power project on tiny Amherst Island has no hope of meeting its “drop-dead” Commercial Operation date, so Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) can cancel the Feed…
In short, just paying and paying. Parker Gallant reviews the first five months in the electricity sector in Ontario, and asks what new Energy Minister Thibeault will do about the impact of the province’s…
CBC News June 20, 2016 Seventy-five municipalities across Ontario are calling on the provincial government to give them more say on future wind farm projects. Some eastern Ontario communities have declared themselves…