September 19, 2018 Parker Gallant’s latest posting is in response to a new document from Canada’s wind power lobbyist, the Canadian Wind Energy Association or CanWEA. CanWEA is carrying out an energetic campaign…
Acoustics firm hired by power giant Con Edison fails to show compliance with noise regulations, and uses some pretty dodgy methodology, too August 22, 2018 With thanks to Wind Wise Maine The Department…
July 13, 2018 The Ontario government just announced cancellation of renewable energy contracts for which significant contractual milestones had not yet been met. The move will save $790 million from being added to…
July 11, 2018 The protest was kept under wraps until the late morning yesterday in quiet, beautiful Prince Edward County. A group of residents planned to interrupt a convoy delivering huge wind turbine parts…
Companies without a Notice To Proceed or who have not reached key milestones “have reason to be concerned” July 6, 2018 In a just released review of the energy landscape in Ontario…
June 13, 2018 Now that Ontario’s election is over, and there is a majority government in place, plenty of political watchers are commenting on what happened to create such a dramatic change in…
Re-posted with permission from Parker Gallant Energy Perspectives. If I were the new Minister of Energy … On June 8, after the Ontario election, Ontario’s new premier – whoever that is – will…
May 8, 2018 The Ontario government announced late in the day last Friday it had given Renewable Energy Approval (REA) to the 100-megawatt “Nation Rise” wind power project, proposed by Portugal-based EDP Renewables. The project…
A recent letter from the Minister contains troubling language April 24, 2018 The Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) recently responded to a citizen of Prince Edward County, who wrote…
A pro-wind lawyer, now Ontario’s Eco Commissioner, makes unsupported statements on the health impacts of wind power generation facilities April 10, 2018 Ontario’s Eco Commissioner or ECO, environmental lawyer Dianne Saxe, long known…
U.S.-based NextEra reaps cash for valuable “guaranteed price” Ontario wind contracts as the CPP pays millions and even assumes almost $1B in debt April 3, 2018 Florida-based NextEra Energy has sold off a…