Industrial-scale wind power is a poor choice for Ontario, and for Ottawa: expensive and unreliable, harmful environmental impacts, no climate benefit.
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Ontario's wind power lull continues. Only 254 megawatts for all Ontario right now, ZERO locally. Why do people think it's ok to sacrifice farmland, #rural communities, wildlife for this? #ottcity @OttClimateFund @_MarkSutcliffe @_ClarkeKelly @BrownWard21 @catherinekitts @MatthewLuloff #parttimepower
One of the (many) reasons it isn't a great idea to put industrial wind turbines in the Ottawa area is that there isn't enough wind here!!! Ontario is in a lull this week; right now turbines in E Ontario at Crysler are at ONE MEGAWATT (capacity 100). Part-time power. #ottcity
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Rural ward West Carleton–March re-elects incumbent Clarke Kelly ottawacitizen.com/news/local…
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How Green Billionaires Convinced the World to Build Thousands of Useless Windmills dailysceptic.org/2026/10/27/…
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Congrats to @LeiperOttawa, @NeilOttawa, and @AlexLawsonOtt and their teams for a race well run. Your participation sharpened this race; thanks for having the courage to put your names forward.
Victorious Ward 5 @_ClarkeKelly mentions battery storage as "a huge file" in election night speech, reported in @WestOnline #ottcity @Evolugen_CAN #bess #agriculture #westcarleton #rural
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#BREAKING: Mark Sutcliffe declared City of Ottawa mayor ottawa.citynews.ca/2026/10/2…
Scotland: industrial wind turbines ruin scenic historic landscapes, introduce noise pollution. Coming to rural Ottawa? Candidate @LeiperOttawa vows to enact ruinous $57B Energy Evolution plan, calls for 700 wind turbines. #westcarleton candidate Harrison is "renewables ready"! #ottcity #noise #windturbines
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One last trip to the lake to enjoy the nice weather.
A stellar Sunday lies ahead to wrap up the weekend. Mainly sunny skies with a high of 17°. Not too shabby for the end of October. A normal high is 10°. Wind SW ~15 w/gusts over 20. Low 9°. A few ☔️ o/nite & Mon. am. High 13°.
Do you want a mayor who has no idea what he's promising? Jeff Leiper vows to "fully implement" flawed 2019 Energy Evolution plan. First: $57B. Second: 700 industrial wind turbines on farmland. Third: it won't work. #ottcity #windturbines @cadlam @GasPriceWizard Ottawa Wind Concerns – A safe environment for everyone share.google/G2m2HeSvrBoeChr…
Mayor hopeful @LeiperOttawa wants to implement "fully" Ottawa's outdated and outrageous Energy Evolution plan, says Ecology Ottawa. The $57-B plan calls for 700 expensive, noisy, unreliable, industrial wind turbines. #ottcity #ottawamayor #jeffleiper #rural @PoliticsOttawa @KenGray Ottawa Wind Concerns – A safe environment for everyone share.google/G2m2HeSvrBoeChr…
Coming soon to rural Ottawa #ottcity. Solar project using up 500 acres of farmland in the works for #westcarleton say neighbours
I wish those trees were gone so I could see a 30 acre field of metal & glass! Said NO ONE ever. @Catskills @SullivanCounty
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CBC is running cover for Alto, Ottawa’s multi-decade high-speed rail money pit
Official construction range: $60–90B. Independent PBO: $75–113B just to build. Internal docs put the full 40-year cost around $150B once operations and maintenance are counted. Every year of delay adds ~$1.5B
Quebec’s new premier, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, is opposing the province’s share and wants the money redirected to roads, schools, and hospitals instead. Farmers are already objecting because the line would cut through their land
CBC leads with a poll showing abstract support, then treats the cost explosion and rural opposition as the problem. Classic CBC framing
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You can’t understand energy and power systems if you don’t understand power density. Here's another look at the Iron Law of Power Density, which says, "the lower the power density, the higher the resource intensity." Link to my latest is below.
Mayor candidate @LeiperOttawa commits to Net Zero and "full implementation" of Ottawa's $57-B (outdated, poorly researched) Energy Evolution plan. Here come the 700, $4-B industrial wind turbines. Source: Ecology Ottawa #ottcity @Randall_Denley
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«I have not even started on the environmental drawbacks of wind farms. They need huge quantities of concrete and steel, both made with coal; they kill rare birds of prey, especially eagles; they slaughter bats; they obtrude on scenic… www.wind-watch.org/quotes.php?q=17#17
