The IESO asked for comments on its Large Renewable Procurement process. Looks like nobody is happy, least of all Ontario citizens and the municipalities that would be forced to have the power projects.…
Municipalities vote for more say in wind power locations May 25, 2016 Hard as it is to believe, with electricity bills soaring, hydro and nuclear power being wasted, and Ontario’s surplus power being…
No one is forced to have wind turbines on their land; communities shouldn’t be, either. Ontario Farmer, May 17, 2016 By Jane Wilson and Warren Howard Recently, a Mitchell, Ont. resident wrote to…
Cameron McWilliam sets the record straight on why Dutton Dunwich residents didn’t deserve a wind power contract … and why another community should not be responsible for that happening. London Free Press, May…
No way for citizens to express concern in current process, Ottawa councilor says CBC News, may 5, 2016 As the Ontario government prepares to open a second, more ambitious round of bidding on…
May 4, 2016 Wind Concerns Ontario submitted a series of recommendations to the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) as part of the “engagement” process on the Large Renewable Procurement (LRP) process on May 3rd.…
If province had a 1-km setback for wind power generators, almost none of the North Stormont project would be allowable, says community group. “They say wind power is ‘green’ ” says leader Margaret…
Ontario, you just can’t win, says Parker Gallant One would think that recent revelations such as from Germany where it was stated “Wind Farms Paid €500 million-a-year-to-stand-idle” and China where they have put…
Community ‘engagement’ just means meetings, says Dutton Dunwich mayor: municipal support of wind power bids should be mandatory requirement for bids London Free Press, April 28, 2016 By Deborah van Brenk An Elgin…
…because the government clearly doesn’t get that No means NO. Lucknow-Sentinel, April 28, 2016 IESO’s designation of Huron-Kinloss as potential host for green energy projects forces township to reaffirm its no wind turbine…
Some of the First Nations deemed to be in support of the Dutton Dunwich area wind power project by U.S. firm Invenergy are 1,000 km away—yet they are allowed to be in support…