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The Ontario government is canceling 758 renewable energy projects, which people in the area call a "waste" that will create uncertainty.
The government announced Friday the cancellation of 26 projects in Ottawa.
Four of these projects are solar panels owned by the Ottawa Renewable Energy Cooperative, according to spokesman Aaron Thornell.
"This province undermines the efforts of municipalities, aboriginal communities, community groups like ours, who have worked to develop renewable energy projects in their own communities and elsewhere in the province," Thornell said.
Two of the projects were rooftop facilities with schools – Mer Bleue High School in Orleans and Paul Demarais High School in Stittsville in partnership with the French Catholic Council – the other two were ground facilities each producing 500 kW in west of the city, he said.
The government's announcement indicated that the cancellation would save taxpayers $ 790 million
. , the cancellation of these renewable energy projects can save taxpayers money, but we feel that this is nothing more than a waste of time, of money and energy, "said Mr. Thornell
. Tariff projects and major renewable supply projects are covered by the cancellation if they have not reached a certain stage of development.
Greg Rickford, Minister of Energy and Mines, was not available for an interview on Friday.
In the announcement, the province announced that it would introduce legislation to protect taxpayers from the costs of canceling contracts.
The projects were canceled if no "notice of prosecution" had been issued or if "Main stages of development", according to a ministerial directive published publicly at the Independent Electricity System Operator
" Policy by sledgehammer "
The Solar Industries Association of Canada stated that cancellations will result in a loss of half a billion dollars. Robb Barnes, executive director of Ecology Ottawa, said the Ontario government is conducting a "hammerhead policy" in the energy case
"Investors will go elsewhere . go to jurisdictions like California that are going forward with green jobs. "
" The speed with which the province is attempting to dismantle anything related to green energy or Robb Barnes, executive director of Ecology Ottawa, says that recent policy decisions by the government of the United Ontario on the energy file are creating a stir in the industry (CBC)
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Barnes said that renewable energy projects have been designated as scapegoats. to see how the province estimates hundreds of millions of dollars in savings for this latest announcement.
