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…
August 11, 2022 The mistakes made under the McGuinty and Wynne governments in Ontario cannot be repeated in a new electricity procurement effort, community group coalition Wind Concerns Ontario (WCO) has told the…
March10, 2019 The Ontario government under Premier Doug Ford is beginning to “wear” the repercussions from decisions on development by the Environmental Review Tribunal, says a writer with Ontario Farmer. In his “Eastern…
June 26, 2018 Community members in Prince Edward County were shocked to learn this past weekend that Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) had granted the final approval required for the “White Pines”…
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…
A Prince Edward County community group seeking a Judicial Review of decisions made by government to push forward an unwanted and unneeded wind power project has had all motions dismissed by an Ottawa…
February 9, 2018 Of course, one expects there to be a certain amount of upset when a community is in the midst of construction, especially such a huge project as the (unwanted,…
January 31, 2018 There were so many people attending the hearing at the Ontario Superior Court in Belleville Monday that there was a half-hour delay in the proceedings so a larger courtroom…
October 16, 2017 October 15, 2017 was quite a windy Sunday. Being a mild fall day too, that meant Ontario’s demand for electricity was low according to the IESO’s Daily Market Summary. Total…
“The Green Energy Act was the biggest con ever in Ontario” — MPP Todd Smith October 16, 2017 Hundreds of community members in Prince Edward County marched down Picton Main Street yesterday to…
Scottish electricity customers are upset that they are paying millions to wind power producers not to produce — Parker Gallant says Ontario has that beat … by a long shot. Here’s his latest…