WCO presents excerpts from a recent IESO document, the Provincial Policy Statement and the AMO toolkit to answer questions about wind turbines and protection of prime agricultural land in Ontario ...

Ontario has 155 municipalities that have officially declared themselves as “Unwilling Hosts” to new industrial wind power sites, says Wind Concerns Ontario (WCO). The municipalities either passed a ...

As Ontario draws nearer to the release of the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) Long-Term 2-Request For Proposals, and wind power proposals are showing up (as of today, five) ...

Promises, promises for wind power from developers and ideological governments. Here’s why it can’t work. Wind turbine construction on Amherst Island, Ontario. Massive environmental impact for very ...

With potential new wind turbine proposals coming in the New Year, Ontario will make the same mistakes all over again without changes to important regulations for noise limits and setbacks The Ontario ...

The future of offshore wind in the U.S. has taken a blow with the failure of a GE Haliade turbine blade resulting in unprecedented pollution of the ocean and beaches Remains of the shattered blade on ...

Municipalities were forced to “host” wind power projects. Can’t happen again says WCO [Photo rally in Prince Edward County: Wind Concerns Ontario] Stephe Lecce, Ontario Minister of Energy and ...

Two more Ontario municipalities have passed resolutions to declare themselves Unwilling Hosts to new industrial wind power sites, bringing the total to date to 157. Grimsby and North Huron both saw ...

The new Belle River project by Samsung will cost about $700 million, and is an example of the damage brought by the Green Energy Act. By scrapping the Green Energy Act, passed by former Liberal ...

We occasionally publish comment or reviews with regard to the role of wind power in Ontario’s power supply. Here, Ottawa-based energy economist Robert Lyman discusses Ontario’s “Net Zero” goals, the ...

A consulting economist has written a damning report on the costs and benefits of Ontario’s wind power fleet. There are plenty of costs and very few benefits, says Edgardo Sepulveda in his report ...