Thursday, June 20, 2013

Plympton-Wyoming “not a willing host”/ Centre Wellington “not a willing host”

Plympton-Wyoming “not a willing host” but will the province listen | Sarnia-Lambton Independent:
To no one’s surprise, Plympton-Wyoming has joined the growing list of municipalities which has formally declared it is not a willing host to wind energy projects.
Premier Kathleen Wynne and Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli have both said municipalities which aren’t willing hosts to wind project will be put further down the list of the green energy projects, even though until now the Green Energy Act took away all power of municipalities to stop the projects.
Plympton-Wyoming has been on the front line of the municipal fight against the wind energy projects. The municipality passed restrictive bylaws which require turbines to be two kilometers from homes, a $200,000 deposit for decommissioning and its building fees of $10,000 after Suncor Energy moved ahead with its 100 megawatt, 46 turbine project.
Suncor is taking Plympton-Wyoming to court over the new fees.
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Centre Wellington has joined the list of municipalities saying “no” to industrial wind turbines.
Centre Wellington Mayor Joanne Ross-Zuj however, contends the move is not new, but rather an extension of resolutions previously passed at council. 
... the resolution states that based on the consistent position of council for the township of Centre Wellington and the input received from the community regarding wind turbines, “the Province of Ontario and specifically the Ministry of Environment be now advised that the Township of Centre Wellington is not a ‘willing host’ for industrial wind turbines.”



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