OFA opposes solar farm installations on farmland - Ontario Agriculture2024-03-29T00:03:49Zhttps://ontag.farms.com/forum/topics/ofa-opposes-solar-farm?commentId=3646443%3AComment%3A1236&feed=yes&xn_auth=noOPA FIT rules state systems m…tag:ontag.farms.com,2010-02-21:3646443:Comment:39402010-02-21T19:03:09.000Znewbiehttps://ontag.farms.com/profile/MarkSchumacher
OPA FIT rules state systems must not be larger than 100 Kw on Class 1 and 2 farm land.
OPA FIT rules state systems must not be larger than 100 Kw on Class 1 and 2 farm land. Scares the crap out of me whe…tag:ontag.farms.com,2010-01-28:3646443:Comment:36912010-01-28T01:26:51.000ZJohn Vanderspankhttps://ontag.farms.com/profile/JohnVanderspank
Scares the crap out of me when we give a foreign company 80+ cents per kilowatt and then charge roughly 8cents/kw. Wont take long for hydro rates to skyrocket.
Scares the crap out of me when we give a foreign company 80+ cents per kilowatt and then charge roughly 8cents/kw. Wont take long for hydro rates to skyrocket. Why did they bring in Samsung…tag:ontag.farms.com,2010-01-27:3646443:Comment:36862010-01-27T23:53:23.000ZRoadrunnerhttps://ontag.farms.com/profile/Roadrunner
Why did they bring in Samsung? They could have invested in some of that ($8Billion?) money in a Canadian firm and had the headoffice as well as the jobs here? What am I missing?
Why did they bring in Samsung? They could have invested in some of that ($8Billion?) money in a Canadian firm and had the headoffice as well as the jobs here? What am I missing? Looks the Ontario Government…tag:ontag.farms.com,2010-01-20:3646443:Comment:35952010-01-20T18:38:55.000ZJoe Daleshttps://ontag.farms.com/profile/JoeDales
Looks the Ontario Government is putting big resources behind their renewable energy policy...likely big impact on Rural Ontario... Joe<br />
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Samsung deal to bring wind, solar farms to Ont.: sources<br />
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A huge green energy deal between the Ontario government and a consortium of South Korean companies led by Samsung is expected to be announced by Premier Dalton McGuinty this week, The Canadian Press has learned.<br />
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The negotiations were still going on Tuesday night, but an agreement to have…
Looks the Ontario Government is putting big resources behind their renewable energy policy...likely big impact on Rural Ontario... Joe<br />
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Samsung deal to bring wind, solar farms to Ont.: sources<br />
From CBC.ca<br />
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A huge green energy deal between the Ontario government and a consortium of South Korean companies led by Samsung is expected to be announced by Premier Dalton McGuinty this week, The Canadian Press has learned.<br />
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The negotiations were still going on Tuesday night, but an agreement to have Samsung build dozens of wind and solar farms across the province could be signed by McGuinty as early as Thursday, sources familiar with the deal confirmed.<br />
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"The government's really keen to bring a group of companies and an anchor investment into the province to support its green energy efforts," one source said.<br />
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The Liberal government ended months of speculation in September when it confirmed it was in talks with Samsung about a project that could create about 15,000 jobs.<br />
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<a href="http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2010/01/19/samsung-solar-wind-farms461.html" target="_blank">http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2010/01/19/samsung-solar-wind-farms461.html</a> Once again OFA talks big but…tag:ontag.farms.com,2010-01-11:3646443:Comment:32632010-01-11T22:17:12.000ZJohn Vanderspankhttps://ontag.farms.com/profile/JohnVanderspank
Once again OFA talks big but doesnt back it up. They seem to absent in the fight to stop just such a farm in eastern ontario. Farmers have been fighting on their own.
Once again OFA talks big but doesnt back it up. They seem to absent in the fight to stop just such a farm in eastern ontario. Farmers have been fighting on their own. There are many thousands of s…tag:ontag.farms.com,2009-10-18:3646443:Comment:17872009-10-18T12:00:45.000ZGlenn Hubbershttps://ontag.farms.com/profile/GlennHubbers
There are many thousands of south facing rooftops in this province which could/should house solar panels before we should even be contemplating using up land for installations.
There are many thousands of south facing rooftops in this province which could/should house solar panels before we should even be contemplating using up land for installations. So, the OFA is against solar…tag:ontag.farms.com,2009-10-10:3646443:Comment:16692009-10-10T20:05:40.000ZAvia Eekhttps://ontag.farms.com/profile/AviaEek
So, the OFA is against solar farms on prime agricultural land. What about 393 MW, natural gas-fired peaker plants on Class 1, prime agricultural land. Oh yeah, immediately beside Specialty Crop Area, in the Greenbelt, on a flood plain, and beside a waterway which leads directly to Lake Simcoe, which the Farmers irrigate from. In order for this facility to operate, 18 km of 16" high pressure natural gas line is required. Many of our Holland Marsh Farmers are OFA members--where are you? What is…
So, the OFA is against solar farms on prime agricultural land. What about 393 MW, natural gas-fired peaker plants on Class 1, prime agricultural land. Oh yeah, immediately beside Specialty Crop Area, in the Greenbelt, on a flood plain, and beside a waterway which leads directly to Lake Simcoe, which the Farmers irrigate from. In order for this facility to operate, 18 km of 16" high pressure natural gas line is required. Many of our Holland Marsh Farmers are OFA members--where are you? What is YOUR position on this project? Did you even know about it? If Ontario produces the best…tag:ontag.farms.com,2009-10-03:3646443:Comment:13962009-10-03T11:43:50.000ZPeter Gredighttps://ontag.farms.com/profile/PeterGredig
If Ontario produces the best solar technology in the world, then "Buy Ontario" is fine. The moment you dictate investment in non-optimal technology is the moment you set the sector up to fail.<br />
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I've read that solar voltaic tech is making great gains in terms of cost and efficiency. Why in the world would we handcuff investors with a rule that says they can't go with the best of the best, regardless of where it's from???
If Ontario produces the best solar technology in the world, then "Buy Ontario" is fine. The moment you dictate investment in non-optimal technology is the moment you set the sector up to fail.<br />
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I've read that solar voltaic tech is making great gains in terms of cost and efficiency. Why in the world would we handcuff investors with a rule that says they can't go with the best of the best, regardless of where it's from??? My thought is "No" since ther…tag:ontag.farms.com,2009-09-26:3646443:Comment:12662009-09-26T01:27:16.000ZWayne Blackhttps://ontag.farms.com/profile/WayneKBlack
My thought is "No" since there is only one production line of solar panels in Ontario - and they are selling everything they make. So what good would it do other than slow down the building of solar panels on our rooftops?<br />
Anyone else have a comment about "Buy Ontario"?<br />
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<cite>Andrew Campbell said:…</cite><blockquote cite="http://ontag.farms.com/forum/topics/ofa-opposes-solar-farm?page=1&commentId=3646443%3AComment%3A1261&x=1#3646443Comment1261"></blockquote>
My thought is "No" since there is only one production line of solar panels in Ontario - and they are selling everything they make. So what good would it do other than slow down the building of solar panels on our rooftops?<br />
Anyone else have a comment about "Buy Ontario"?<br />
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<cite>Andrew Campbell said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://ontag.farms.com/forum/topics/ofa-opposes-solar-farm?page=1&commentId=3646443%3AComment%3A1261&x=1#3646443Comment1261"><div><a href="http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Ontario+requirement+added+Ontario+green+energy+plan/2029618/story.html">http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Ontario+requirement+added+O...</a><br/> <br/>
"Solar proponents like Hutcheson are also unhappy with a new rule that will forbid projects on class 1 and 2 agricultural land. Solaris’s Stardale Solar Park in East Hawkesbury, to be built on 100 hectares of prime agricultural land was approved under old rules and will therefore go ahead as planned, officials said."<br/>
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Plus - they plan on a 'Buy Ontario' plan for this green energy. Is Buy Ontario the right way to go? Aren't we against the US doing it?</div>
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<a href="http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Ontario+requirement+added+Ontario+green+energy+plan/2029618/story.html">http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Ontario+requirement+added+Ontario+green+energy+plan/2029618/story.html</a><br />
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"Solar proponents like Hutcheson are also unhappy with a new rule that will forbid projects on class 1 and 2 agricultural land. Solaris’s Stardale Solar Park in East Hawkesbury, to be built on 100 hectares of prime agricultural land was approved under old rules…
<a href="http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Ontario+requirement+added+Ontario+green+energy+plan/2029618/story.html">http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Ontario+requirement+added+Ontario+green+energy+plan/2029618/story.html</a><br />
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"Solar proponents like Hutcheson are also unhappy with a new rule that will forbid projects on class 1 and 2 agricultural land. Solaris’s Stardale Solar Park in East Hawkesbury, to be built on 100 hectares of prime agricultural land was approved under old rules and will therefore go ahead as planned, officials said."<br />
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Plus - they plan on a 'Buy Ontario' plan for this green energy. Is Buy Ontario the right way to go? Aren't we against the US doing it?