Category Archives: Viability

Fedeli on Gas Plant Scandal

Posted on 05/01/2013 by

Nipissing MPP and PC Energy Critic Vic Fedeli outlines the shocking revelations about the Liberal gas plant scandal made at the Justice Committee earlier today in a sit down with CP24′s Stephen LeDrew.

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Gas plant cancellations cost $585 million: Ontario Power Authority

Posted on 05/01/2013 by

Toronto Sun TORONTO - Ontarians will pay at least $585 million to not build gas plants in Oakville and Mississauga. Premier Kathleen Wynne wouldn’t apologize for the debacle Tuesday, but said she is frustrated with the process that led to the siting … Continue reading →

Posted in Natural Gas, Ontario Election, Ontario government, Subsidies / Costs | 17 Comments

Liberal Gas Plants growing out of control…

Posted on 05/01/2013 by

MacKay Editorial Cartoons

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Green Energy Act: Ontario government still sees no evil

Posted on 04/30/2013 by

Ross R. McKitrick and Kenneth P. Green, Toronto Sun Earlier this month the Fraser Institute published a report sharply critical of one of the flagship policies of the Ontario government, the Green Energy Act (GEA). We found the Act is … Continue reading →

Posted in Green Energy Act, Ontario government, Subsidies / Costs, Viability, Wind Industry | 22 Comments

Wind turbines operate under great turbulence, with consequences for grid stability

Posted on 04/22/2013 by

Phys.org While previous research has shown that wind turbulence causes the power output of wind turbines to be intermittent, a new study has found that wind turbulence may have an even greater impact on power output than previously thought. The … Continue reading →

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Cancelled Mississauga power plant cost $275 million: Ontario auditor general

Posted on 04/18/2013 by

Rob Ferguson and John Spears. Toronto Star Ontarians are paying twice for a single power plant, Auditor General Jim McCarter says in a scathing report that found it cost $275 million to scrap a generating station in Mississauga and move … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, Natural Gas, Ontario Election, Ontario government, Subsidies / Costs | 7 Comments

The Wynne Turbine’s spin

Posted on 04/15/2013 by

Thompson Questions Premier on Scathing Fraser Report

Posted in Ethics, Green Energy Act, Health, Ontario government, Subsidies / Costs, Viability, Wind Industry | 33 Comments

Green Energy Gone Wrong?

Posted on 04/12/2013 by

Have a listen! CBC: The Early Shift “This morning, the Fraser Institute is set to release a report slamming the Green Energy Act. We spoke to Professor Ross McKitrick.“

Posted in Subsidies / Costs, Viability | 6 Comments

Fraser Institute’s report shows green energy blows

Posted on 04/12/2013 by

By Christina Blizzard, Toronto Sun TORONTO - Wind blows — and so sadly does the Liberal government’s Green Energy Act. Even before the Fraser Institute came out with its damning report on wind and solar energy this week, the writing was on … Continue reading →

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Wind power kills jobs and increases electricity costs: Report

Posted on 04/11/2013 by

By Antonella Artuso, Toronto Sun TORONTO — Ontario’s pursuit of wind power has driven up electricity prices, is killing jobs and might even lead to more smog, a new Fraser Institute report says. Ross McKitrick, author of Environmental and Economic … Continue reading →

Posted in Jobs, Subsidies / Costs, Viability | 11 Comments

Cryderman calls out Chiarelli

Posted on 04/09/2013 by

John K. Cryderman, Chatham Daily News Sir: This is an open letter to Ontario Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli regarding his recent comments, directed to Richard Nicholls, Chatham-Kent Essex MPP, specific to wind turbines in Chatham-Kent Re: Your recent Letter to … Continue reading →

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Surplus wind power costs verified: Fedeli

Posted on 04/06/2013 by

Clint Thomas, Canada Free Press QUEEN’S PARK – Recent filings to the Ontario Energy Board confirm surplus wind power is costing Ontarians a small fortune, Nipissing MPP and PC Energy Critic Vic Fedeli said today. The province’s Independent Electricity System … Continue reading →

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Join us outside the Toronto Confrence Centre Wed APRIL 3 @ 11:30am!

Posted on 04/01/2013 by

Here is a great opportunity to bring our message to the city! Join us and help distribute 6,000 flyers telling city people why the government’s energy policy is not working and is harmful to our economy, our residents and our … Continue reading →

Posted in Green Energy Act, Ontario government, Protest, Subsidies / Costs, Take Action, Viability, Wind Industry | 2 Comments

GOOD News! Clean Breeze & Collie Hill wind projects cancelled!!

Posted on 03/29/2013 by

4-Traders [excerpt] Ontario Projects Update – Wind Works is continuing to work with Sprott Power in order to close the transaction that is subject to the signed Letter of Intent announced on October 29, 2012. In the meantime, Wind Works … Continue reading →

Posted in Viability, Wind Industry | 4 Comments

Scrap wind energy program

Posted on 03/21/2013 by

by Trevor E. Falk, Owen Sound Times Everybody is entitled to an opinion, of course. It is unfortunate, however, that R. Michael Warren has evidently formed his opinions about industrial wind turbines in Ontario after reading only documents published by … Continue reading →

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Wind power in Ontario: thinning the mixture in the great economic engine

Posted on 03/18/2013 by

By Steve Aplin, Canadian Energy Issues Wind-powered electricity is so inefficient that nobody gets into the wind generation business unless they are paid to do so. The situation in Ontario is proof of this. Wind turbines have sprung up all … Continue reading →

Posted in Green Energy Act, Ontario government, Subsidies / Costs, Viability, Wind Industry | 7 Comments

Hudak letter to Chiarelli on wind power surplus

Posted on 03/16/2013 by

Letter to Minister Chiarelli – Wind Power Surplus Read full letter

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Cancelled gas plants will cost Ontario taxpayers $828-million, energy expert says

Posted on 03/15/2013 by

National Post The cost of cancelling two gas plants in Oakville and Mississauga is closer to $828 million, more than three times what the governing Liberals insist taxpayers will bear, an energy expert said Wednesday. The cost of the Oakville … Continue reading →

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Cold feet on Ontario’s green energy mania

Posted on 03/13/2013 by

Tom Adams,  Financial Post As Ontario’s new premier, Kathleen Wynne, zigzags on the province’s electricity future — at once aligning herself with former premier Dalton McGuinty’s green stance and calling for stronger conservation efforts but also promising to backtrack on … Continue reading →

Posted in Ontario government, Viability, Wind Industry | 15 Comments

Report suggests global wind resource potential over-blown

Posted on 03/11/2013 by

Design Engineering Staff New research conducted by Harvard University applied physicist David Keith and funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) suggest the amount of potential wind power has been significantly overstated. On the surface, … Continue reading →

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Ontario will soon be able to ‘turn off’ wind power

Posted on 03/06/2013 by

CTV London Ontario will soon be able to say ‘no thank you’ to wind power when there’s surplus power on the grid. The Independent Electricity System Operator will implement the new wind dispatch system by year’s end. Until now, wind … Continue reading →

Posted in Subsidies / Costs, Viability, Wind Industry | 21 Comments

Liberal Government Approving New Wind Projects—While OPA Pays for Excess Wind Power

Posted on 03/06/2013 by

MPP Lisa Thompson (Queen’s Park) —The Ontario Power Authority has agreed to pay wind companies for their lost output when they are asked to switch off the flow of power from wind turbines when the demand for energy is low. … Continue reading →

Posted in Green Energy Act, Ministry of the Environment Ontario, Ontario government, Subsidies / Costs, Viability, Wind Industry | 18 Comments

New wind power rules coming in Ontario to curb output

Posted on 03/05/2013 by

John Spears, Toronto Star Ontario wind power companies have reached an agreement that will curb electricity output from wind turbines when there’s surplus power on the grid. In return, the companies will get compensated for lost output, within certain limits. … Continue reading →

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Surplus wind power could cost Ontario ratepayers up to $200 million: IESO

Posted on 02/26/2013 by

John Spears Toronto Star Coping with surplus wind power will cost Ontario electricity ratepayers up to $200 million a year if market rules don’t change, says the power system operator. Moreover, it says, if it can’t control the flow of … Continue reading →

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Why aren’t heads rolling at Ontario Power Authority?

Posted on 02/23/2013 by

Adam Radwanski, The Globe and Mail Watching the chair and the CEO of the Ontario Power Authority squirm in the Queen’s Park media studio on Thursday afternoon, it was hard not to feel a little sorry for them. Jim Hinds … Continue reading →

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Tom Adams: FOI Documents Reveal McGuinty’s Gas Plant Oversight

Posted on 02/21/2013 by

Download FOI documents Tom Adams Energy Over the course of 2012 from the beginning of January through to October 1, the Ontario’s then Premier McGuinty and his office were supervising one of the key files of his entire period of … Continue reading →

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Ottawa appeals WTO ruling on Ontario’s green-energy plan

Posted on 02/07/2013 by

Richard Blackwell, Globe and Mail The Canadian government has filed an appeal of a World Trade Organization ruling made in December that could derail parts of Ontario’s green energy program. The appeal notice, filed on Tuesday, asks that the WTO … Continue reading →

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Wind turbines stall at 2 federal prisons

Posted on 02/04/2013 by

CBC News A $2.5-million wind turbine at the Dorchester Penitentiary has stopped working and the Correctional Service of Canada cannot estimate when it will be generating electricity again. The federal government purchased two wind turbines for Canadian penitentiaries in the … Continue reading →

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McGuinty’s legacy is a green nightmare

Posted on 02/02/2013 by

Margaret Wente, The Globe and Mail On the morning of Jan. 5, workers with a fleet of heavy equipment mounted a stealth assault on a bald eagle’s nest near the shore of Lake Erie. Their mission was to remove the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bats and Birds, Environmental, Green Energy Act, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ministry of the Environment Ontario, Ontario government, Subsidies / Costs, Viability, Wind Industry | 28 Comments

Blowin’ in the wind: Liberals’ green energy plan is all smoke and mirrors

Posted on 01/26/2013 by

By Lorrie Goldstein, Toronto Sun Our new premier, just like Dalton McGuinty, desperately wants you to believe the Liberals have replaced coal-fired electricity with wind power in Ontario. Problem is, it’s not true. What they actually did was to replace … Continue reading →

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