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BLOG Apr 5, 2018

A primer on Alberta’s wind energy permitting and environmental requirements... Wind energy projects are subject to a rigorous permitting and approvals process that involves all three levels of government throughout the project lifecycle. (more...)

BLOG Mar 19, 2018

Low-cost wind energy can provide innovative solutions for reliable, flexible, ... Wind industry encouraged to participate in IESO Request for Information about how non-emitting resources can participate in current and future markets Ontari (more...)

BLOG Mar 16, 2018

Safeguards for landowners at the end of a wind project’s life... Revenue certainty, life-cycle development plans and legally-binding lease agreements reduce risks for wind energy landowners Many Albertans have heard about (more...)

BLOG Mar 9, 2018

Wind Energy – A Climate-Fighting Crowd Favourite... Around the world and within Canada, governments, utilities, and companies are increasingly turning to clean, reliable, and cost-competitive wind energy to get t (more...)

BLOG Mar 5, 2018

Opportunities in wind energy the theme of ongoing consultation with rural muni... Municipal leaders, constituents interested in wind farms, lease payments, decommissioning, tax revenues and regulations In January I participated on a panel (more...)

BLOG Feb 27, 2018

Working together to implement Ontario’s LTEP... Following the October 2017 release of Ontario’s updated Long-Term Energy Plan (LTEP), Delivering Fairness and Choice, the focus is now on implementation. Cana (more...)

BLOG Feb 26, 2018

Technology advances spurring ever-lower wind energy costs... Note: this blog has been updated from a version that was published on June 22, 2017. Why is it that wind energy costs keep declining while mainstream electri (more...)

BLOG Feb 23, 2018

Incentive for wind energy developers to foster strong, trusted partnerships wi... Mutual understanding of the legal implications of wind energy lease agreements is imperative There has been keen interest in the question of whether the wind (more...)

BLOG Feb 21, 2018

Wind farms and land use... New fact sheet helps landowners and rural communities learn more about living and farming around wind turbines If you’ve been following our blogs in recent (more...)

BLOG Dec 14, 2017

New Lazard study: wind costs down, competitiveness up... A November 2017 report by U.S. investment firm Lazard shows that wind energy costs continue to track lower across the globe. Since 2009, the unsubsidized leveli (more...)