Guest Blog: Too much power? Then why keep Pickering running?

Blog post by Angela Bischoff, Outreach Director, Ontario Clean Air Alliance on October 6, 2016 Citing a surplus of power, the Wynne government pulled the plug Tuesday on its Large Renewable Procurement (LRP) process for acquiring wind and solar power at highly…

Blog: The Ontario Climate Change Action Plan

Blog post by Rizwan Khan, CELA Counsel on June 10, 2016 The government of Ontario released its Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP) this week which outlines the province’s approach to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and fighting climate change for the next four years.…

Media Release: Advocates working to reduce energy poverty in Ontario welcome new electricity bill affordability program for low-income consumers

Media Release Media Release from the Low Income Energy Network (Toronto) The Low-Income Energy Network (LIEN) welcomed Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli's announcement today that the provincial government is moving forward to establish an Ontario Electricity Support Program (OESP) for eligible low-income consumers to be in place…

Reducing Coal Use in Energy-Intensive Industries

Title: Letter to Premier Wynne Regarding Reducing Coal Use in Energy-Intensive Industries Response to EBR Registry Number 012-1559 Resource Type: Letter Content: Letter Submission to Premier - Feb 2, 2015 - Final_w_encls # of Pages: 12 Date authored: February 2,…

Letter to Ontario Energy Board Regarding Conservation First and Demand-Side Management Framework

Title: Letter to Ontario Energy Board Regarding Conservation First and Demand-Side Management Framework Resource Type: Letter Content: OEB-DSM-Ltr-Mulitple-Groups # of Pages: 3 Date authored: November 19, 2014 Publication number: 1011 Author/s: Tim Gray, 10 signatory organizations, including CELA Author Organization:…

Blog: New Nuclear Power Not Needed in Ontario – CELA and Ontario`s Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli Are in Agreement

Blog posted by Theresa McClenaghan, Executive Director and Counsel on October 10, 2013 On the morning of Thursday, October 10, 2013, I found on the front step our copy of the Globe and Mail with the headline, ``Ontario backs away from new…