Originally published on the ECOreport. Keith Brooks, Clean Economy Program Director at Environmental Defence, acknowledges that Ontario made mistakes carrying out its Green Energy and Green Economy Act, but he describes the opponents as a vocal minority. A new Ekos Research poll substantiates this view. Only 17% of the respondents oppose further expansion of … [continued]
Nearly 500 MW worth of new renewable energy feed-in tariff (FiT) project applications were received by Ontario’s energy regulator in the five-and-a-half week time period when the FiT window of opportunity was last open. 5½ Altogether, 1,982 applications were received, totaling 493.71 MW of potential capacity — of this, 463 … [continued]
Some more solar energy news from around the net to wrap up the week: SolarCity & Clean Currents have teamed up to offer fixed-price Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) for solar power with as little as $0 down and long-term electricity discounts/savings. The largest city-sponsored solar financing program in the U.S. has … [continued]
Following on a record 2011, 2012 should be another record-beating year for Canadian wind energy, according to GWEA and CanWEA forecasts, bringing long-term employment, sizable increases in private and public sector revenues and substantial environmental benefits.
