Public declaration demands cancellation of wind power procurement, and re-focus of energy policy by the Wynne government January 9, 2017 The Ontario Multi Municipal Group has issued a public declaration stating it wants…
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…
The Mayor of North Frontenac has written to Energy Minister Glenn Thibeault on behalf of all the 115 municipalities demanding change to the Large Renewable Procurement process. While relieved the next round of…
Niagara On The Lake Hydro sent an open letter to Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, outlining the steps the government needs to take to get costs down, and halt the unsustainable rise of electricity…
September 11, 2016 Now 111 municipalities in Ontario have either passed or formally endorsed a resolution at Council, demanding that municipal support be a mandatory requirement for contracts in the Wynne government’s next…
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…
As of August 19, 2016, 86 Ontario municipalities have passed a motion or resolution at Council, demanding the Wynne government and the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) make municipal support a mandatory requirement…
The IESO has announced that it has cancelled several Feed In Tariff contracts for power generation projects, among them five wind power projects. They are: Trout Creek in the District of Parry Sound,…
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…
NEWS RELEASE Municipalities call on Ontario government to make municipal support mandatory for wind power bids Plevna, June 15, 2016— Seventy-five municipalities have now endorsed resolutions that call on Ontario’s Independent Electrical…