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Ontario’s nuclear push risks another costly policy failure

March 20, 2026 Energi Staff

This article was published by Policy Options on March 20, 2026. By Samuel Buckstein Nuclear power is experiencing a resurgence worldwide and Ontario is no exception. The province has a long history with this awesome [Read more]

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Oneida Energy Storage, Canada’s biggest, goes online ahead of schedule, under budget

May 13, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on May 12, 2025. By The Energy Mix staff The Oneida Energy Storage, Canada’s biggest battery energy storage system, went online ahead of schedule and under budget [Read more]

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Ontario pours $285M into studies for controversial pumped storage project

February 21, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Feb. 20, 2025. By Christopher Bonasia The Ontario government is spending $285 million on research and assessments for a pumped storage project along the shores of [Read more]

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Opinion: Prioritizing nuclear power and natural gas over renewable energy is a risky move for Ontario’s energy future

February 10, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on Feb. 10, 2025. By Norman W. Park The demand for electricity is growing rapidly as the world transitions from fossil fuels to low carbon-emitting forms of energy. [Read more]

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Batteries offers best, cheapest path to energy resilience for rural Ottawa: Report

January 31, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Jan. 31, 2025. By Gaye Taylor with files from Mitchell Beer Battery energy storage is the most affordable, lowest-emission path to meeting Ontario’s growing electricity demand [Read more]

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Green building investments cut energy demand, pay off for Ontario developers

December 5, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Dec. 5, 2024. By Tova Gaster Ontario developers are embracing innovative design to reduce commercial building emissions. In Cambridge, investors are launching the province’s first zero-carbon [Read more]

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Green building investments cut energy demand, pay off for Ontario developers

November 15, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Nov. 14, 2024. By Tova Gaster Ontario developers are embracing innovative design to reduce commercial building emissions. In Cambridge, investors are launching the province’s first zero-carbon [Read more]

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Parking lots a better fit for solar than crown land: Ontario developer

November 14, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Nov. 14, 2024. As Ontario seeks to “unlock” Crown land for new renewable energy projects, one northern Ontario firm is suggesting a closer, more practical solution—solar [Read more]

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New partnership brings geoexchange heating to Ontario condos

October 23, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Oct. 21, 2024. By Christopher Bonasia A new financing approach is helping smaller residential developments access funding for geoexchange systems by bundling multiple projects into a [Read more]

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Opinion: Optimizing Ontario’s electricity regulations while maintaining the province’s clean energy reputation

October 23, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Pembina Institute on Oct 22, 2024. By Lia Codrington, Grace Brown, Scott MacDougall Ontario license plates are boldly emblazoned with the slogan “A Place to Grow.” In the early [Read more]

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Walpole Island FN, Boralex begin construction on SW Ontario battery storage project

October 11, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Oct 10, 2024. By Christopher Bonasia Ontario recently announced a new energy storage project that will supply enough low-emissions electricity to serve 80,000 average homes. The [Read more]

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Ontario’s ‘clean energy superpower’ plan puts nuclear ahead of least-cost options, analysts warn

August 16, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Aug. 16, 2024. By Mitchell Beer Ontario’s newly-minted energy minister Stephen Lecce is coming under fire for recent musings about turning the province into a “clean [Read more]

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Mass timber building taps cooling power of Lake Ontario

July 18, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on July 18, 2024. By Gaye Taylor With just months to go before it opens to students and faculty, George Brown College’s Limberlost Place is poised to [Read more]

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Canada invests $76 million to help electrify York region transit fleet

July 18, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on July 18, 2024. A transit authority in the Greater Toronto Area will get C$76 million in federal funds to expand its electric bus fleet and infrastructure. [Read more]

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Ontario to build first SMR based on ‘fictitious amalgam’ in 2011 impact assessment

June 21, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on June 20, 2024. By Christopher Bonasia Canada’s nuclear regulator will allow Ontario Power Generation to reuse a 2011 impact assessment in its application for a new [Read more]

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Ontario bars solar on prime farmland, misses middle ground in agrivoltaics

June 20, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on June 19, 2024. By Christopher Bonasia The Ontario government is drawing a line against solar farms on prime agricultural land as it considers its next wave [Read more]

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Opinion: Ontario’s new overnight power price ‘rocket fuel’ for rooftop solar

June 20, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on June 19, 2024. By Glen Estill A new electricity pricing program introduced by the Ontario government will be a boon for rooftop solar, even though it [Read more]

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What Honda’s big EV announcement in Ontario really means

May 16, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on May 15, 2024. By Dimitry Anastakis In retrospect, the turnaround — and just how fast it happened — is difficult to believe. In 2010, Ontario’s economic future looked [Read more]

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Opinion: Ontario’s Keeping Energy Costs Down Act will do the exact opposite

May 16, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by Policy Options on May 15, 2024. By Norman Park Legislation introduced by the Ontario government threatens to lock in more greenhouse gas emissions for decades, increase air pollution and stick [Read more]

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Opinion: Ontario’s nuclear option is the wrong path to meet green energy targets

May 13, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by Policy Options on May 13, 2024. By Quinn Goranson Ontario is failing in its strategy to reduce emissions to meet the province’s climate commitment of reducing emissions by 2030 to [Read more]

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