by Aaron Thornell | Oct 10, 2018 | Advocacy, News
Back in July, while the members and supporters of Ottawa Renewable Energy Co-op were hoping for the best under the newly elected Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, they were also preparing for the worst. When the Independent Electricity Systems Operator (IESO)...
by David Mazur-Goulet | Mar 10, 2017 | Learn
The following post was written by Angela Bischoff, Ontario Clean Air Alliance’s Outreach Director. In 1998, seven of Ontario Hydro’s nuclear reactors had to be unexpectedly shut down for safety reasons. All of these reactors were shut down for more than...
by David Mazur-Goulet | Mar 20, 2015 | Learn
It is common belief that companies build our economy. Most of us assume that strong businesses build a strong local economy. But most corporations operate on the premise that their prime responsibility is to maximize return for the shareholders while NOT breaking...
by David Mazur-Goulet | Mar 13, 2015 | Learn
Written by: Angela Bischoff, Ontario Clean Air Alliance’s Outreach Director One of the questions we frequently hear about the idea of increasing water imports to Ontario is “What’s in it for Quebec?” As it turns out, quite a bit. According to the Commission sur...
by David Mazur-Goulet | Feb 13, 2015 | Learn
Written by: Dick Bakker, OREC Board Member Electricity distribution systems are changing around the world and community ownership is playing a significant part of this evolution. How are these two trends related? Most people think of an investment in a renewable...
