St. Columban project up for 30 day comment

Fifteen 2.3 MW turbines

Ontario Wind Resistance

Submit Comment for St. Columban Wind Project — Due December 21

Proponent: St. Columban Energy LP– 222 3rd Avenue, Calgary Alberta, Canada T2P 0B4
Instrument Type: Approval for a renewable energy project – EPA s.47.3(1)
Ministry Reference Number: 6602-8V9P97
Ministry: Ministry of the Environment
Date Proposal loaded to the Registry: November 21, 2012
Comment Period: 30 days: submissions may be made between November 21, 2012 and December 21, 2012.
Description of Instrument:
This posting is for a proposed Renewable Energy Approval (REA) by St. Columban Energy LP (a wholly owned subsidiary of Veresen Inc.) for the St. Columban Wind Project, proposed to be located in the Municipality of Huron East, the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry and the Township of Howick, Huron County. This is a Class 4 Wind Facility with a total expected generation capacity of 33 megawatts (MW), and will consist of 15 turbines.

The proposed facility is considered…

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Proposed changes to Cultural Heritage Assessment process

Ontario Wind Resistance

Public input is requested by the Ontario Government and is only open until December 6th, regarding proposed changes to Cultural Heritage Assessment process involving Renewable Energy projects.  The proposal will streamline the process in favour of the proponent.

Earlier this year the Ministry of the Environment made regulatory amendments to Ontario Regulation 359/09 Renewable Energy Approvals. These amendments, which came into force on July 1, 2012, responded to public and proponent concerns that were raised as part of the Feed-In Tariff Two-Year Review and the government’s review of current practice since the implementation of the REA regulation.  The revised regulation can be accessed online at: www.e-laws.gov.on.ca   These amendments included changes to sections 19 through 23, which outline the cultural heritage requirements of the REA.

Changes include: Proponents are no longer required to prepare separate written summaries related to protected properties. These summaries will now be included in the design…

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Comment on Bluewater Wind / Varna Wind by Sept. 30th

37 turbines in Bluewater & Huron East, 430 ft tall, 1.6 MW

http://www.ebr.gov.on.ca/ERS-WEB-External/displaynoticecontent.do?noticeId=MTE3NDgx&statusId=MTc1ODIz&language=en

http://www.nexteraenergycanada.com/projects/bluewater.shtml

Public comments for Nextera Varna-Bluewater project (60 MW)

Ontario Wind Resistance

Posting for public comments (30 days beginning Aug. 31) for a proposed Renewable Energy Approval (REA) by Varna Wind Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of NextEra Energy Canada, ULC) for the Bluewater Wind Energy Centre, proposed to be located in the Municipality of Bluewater and Municipality of Huron East in the County of Huron, Ontario. This is a Class 4 Wind Facility with a total expected generation capacity of 60 megawatts (MW).

This project and NextEra/FPL’s Bornish project are key to the transmission substation “taps” into the 500 kv line. One at seaforth, the other at Nairn.

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MOE amendments to give “more flexibility for proponents of renewable energy projects”

Whittington Wind – 30 Day comment period

Dufferin County, Ontario: 3 REpower 2.05 MW wind turbine generators, step-up transformers located adjacent to each turbine, electrical power line system, switching station, meteorological tower and turbine access roads etc. etc.

Ontario Wind Resistance

Environmental Registry (submit comments by August 16)
This posting is for a proposed Renewable Energy Approval by wpd Whittington Wind Incorporated, proposed to be located in the Township of Amaranth. This is a Class 4 Wind Facility with a total expected generation capacity of 6.15 megawatts (MW) and will operate 24 hours per day, 365 days per year.

The proposed facility is considered to be a Class 4 Wind Facility under Ontario Regulation 359/09 (O. Reg.359/09) Renewable Energy Approvals under Part V.0.1 of the Environmental Protection Act. Applications for Renewable Energy Approvals are required to be submitted in accordance with O.Reg.359/09 for consideration for approval.

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Comment on Wind Turbine Noise Study until August 08

The draft methodology is open for comment starting July 10, 2012 until August 08, 2012.

Please provide your comments on Health Canada’s Wind Turbine Noise and Health Study Design by email or fax to:

David S. Michaud, PhD
Principal Investigator
Consumer and Clinical Radiation Protection Bureau
Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch
Health Canada
Email: wind.turbine.health.study@hc-sc.gc.ca
Fax: 613-941-1734

Comment on Crown Land Policy by October 13, 2012

http://www.ebr.gov.on.ca/ERS-WEB-External/displaynoticecontent.do?noticeId=MTE2MTc5&statusId=MTczOTAx&language=en

Comment by July 16, 2012 to ESA.NorthEast@ontario.ca

“harm, harass, kill” Bobolink and Eastern Meadowlark

habitat “would be damaged by the proposed activity”

The proposal to construct and operate a wind farm has the potential to adversely affect Bobolink and Eastern Meadowlark and their habitat… Bobolink and Eastern Meadowlark are listed on the Species at Risk in Ontario (SARO) List, in Ontario Regulation 230/08 of the ESA, as threatened.

This notice was originally published on June 15, 2012.

Members of the public are invited to submit their written comments by July 16, 2012 by email to ESA.NorthEast@ontario.ca and quote ER number 011-6555 in the subject line.

Comment on South Kent Wind Project by June 13, 2012

Decision: On June 11, 2012 the Minister of Natural Resources issued an exemption to the Endangered Species Act with respect to Bobolink and Eastern Meadowlark in order to construct and operate a wind facility and solar facility in the County of Haldimand, Ontario.

http://www.ebr.gov.on.ca/ERS-WEB-External/displaynoticecontent.do?noticeId=MTE1OTM3&statusId=MTczNTcz&language=en