IESO rules diverge from provincial policy, do not reflect municipal realities, or prioritize protection of Ontario farmland March 3, 2026 Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator or IESO must demonstrate greater transparency and consistency…
“You can’t power a full-time economy on part-time power,” says Stephen Lecce in searing response to anti-nuclear, so-called “environmental” groups. “Reliability and system costs matter.” January 25, 2026 With this weekend marking the…
Industrialization of rural communities by wind turbines, battery storage rejected by multiple communities As wind power developers prepared to submit proposals to the Independent Electricity Sysem Operator or IESO for contracts for new…
Wind turbines are not popular. They are expensive, noisy, use up valuable productive farmland, and don’t work for climate change. Why say Yes to more? The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) Request for…
Deadline for submissions to IESO for new projects is next week, but the majority of proposals failed to win support Adelaide-Metcalfe put the final nail into a project proposed that would have involved…
Hay Lake, South Algonquin, view of hills where industrial wind turbines were proposed. Photo: Phil Morlock August 26, 2025 The Mayor of South Algonquin Township announced today that SWEB, a subsidiary of Austrian…
Sixteen years of the expensive disaster of non-performing, out of phase with demand wind power don’t seem to matter. July 11, 2025 After months of back and forth on approval process and contract…
June 23, 2025 With the addition of two more municipalities in Ontario to the list of those that have declared themselves Unwilling Hosts to new wind power developments, we needed to update the…
Wind power: get past the hype.
Citizens are aware that they need their municipal elected officials to be informed, and aware of community wishes as regards industrial power projects.
May 23,2025 “Rural communities should not be pressured to accept industrial risks in exchange for sports equipment.” There is a battle ongoing in rural Ottawa as the developer for a lithium ion battery…
May 20, 2025 “I cannot support Evolugen,” Ottawa area MPP Karen McCrimmon told a local online newspaper in a wide-ranging interview that included questions about a proposed battery energy storage system or BESS.…
