Ontario has opened the bids for 600 megawatts of wind energy, along with 250 megawatts of solar, up to 50 megawatts of hydroelectricity and up to 30 megawatts of bioenergy. Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli said the move will save consumers money by putting more downward pressure on electricity prices. He also said the province will put emphasis on community support for the projects.
Jane Wilson, president of Wind Concerns Ontario, a coalition of community groups fighting wind farm development; “What can you say? They are selling off power at negative prices, we don’t need it. It is just throwing down the gauntlet to rural Ontario, it is so insulting.”
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