The unexpected cancellation…

The unexpected cancellation of a wind energy project by the new Ontario government will cost ratepayers more than $100 million according to the company spearheading the project. On Tuesday afternoon, Tory house leader Todd Smith told reporters the government would cancel a wind turbine project in his own riding as one of its first acts of business when the legislature resumes on Thursday. The company said it was caught flat-footed by the news and only found out about its death from a reporter. “We are shocked by the news. The White Pines Wind Project has been under development for 10 years and is nearing the completion of construction (today there were over 100 workers on site),” WPD Canada president Ian MacRae said in an email. This is a poor choice by the Conservative government because so much has already been spent and 4 out of 9 wind turbines are already constructed and so the government is making a decision based on the people who live in Prince Edward Country. This wind farm would power 3000 homes.