Risk of fire, contamination of environment, rationale for proposed battery storage facility cited as citizen concerns January 24, 2023 Prince Edward County’s council voted to reject a proposal for a battery storage facility…
“Unbounded science and engineering fiction” says author who is a Top 100 Global Thinker In his 2016 book Power Density, published by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press, Vaclav Smil (Professor Emeritus, University…
Almost half of Canadians do not have reliable access to high-speed internet says the CRTC. But when it comes to informing the public about new power generation proposals in Ontario, how does the…
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…
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…
Citizens of rural communities know the truth about electricity bills, environmental benefits and promises of jobs, says energy commentator Robert Bryce—and they want no part of wind and solar power projects November 13,…
“Our water is now contaminated with shale particles and heavy metals,” North Kent resident tells the IESO. October 25, 2022 The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) has posted a list of Qualified Applicants…
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”…