New procurement announced, but difference from Green Energy Act is that municipalities now have final say in approvals of siting for projects, and can create bylaws for siting Turbines and transformer station at…
Proposals are popping up all over Ontario: what do you, and your community, need to ask? Battery storage facility-Shutterstock image November 10, 2023 As of today, Wind Concerns Ontario counts at least 30…
Finally, a province is taking a step back from the wind and solar Gold Rush, and working to get it right August 11, 2023 You can hear the screaming from here—not from Alberta,…
Letter from energy minister Todd Smith is unequivocal: “I asked the IESO to be clear” January 30, 2023 When the Indendent Electricity System Operator or IESO began releasing drafts of documents for its…
August 15, 2022 Simple ad pointed to a website post on the need for change in wind power approvals Ten days ago, Wind Concerns Ontario filed a formal comment with the Independent Electricity…
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…
Residents living near noisy wind turbines are sleeping, feeling better since the machines have stopped May 27, 2022 The gigantic wind turbines at Ontario’s newest wind power project have been off for almost…
Some Ontario landowners may be approached to sign lease agreements to host wind turbines on their property. The cash is attractive but there are plenty of risks too. May 9, 2022 With the…
It is one year since Monte McNaughton MPP announced that the health ministry would conduct an “expert panel review” on whether wind turbines were the cause of gritty discoloured water in North Kent.…
Wind turbine project approvals given by McGuinty and Wynne governments with no input from host communities: “mistakes were made” January 19, 2022 The special interest task force created by a group on Ontario…
December 7, 2021 The Ottawa Renewable Energy Co-operative or OREC recently bought an Ontario wind turbine project, along with equity partner EnerFORGE, a subsidiary of Oshawa Power and Utilities Corporation, according to…