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OSEA's Municipal Green Energy Brief

The Ontario Sustainable Energy Association has created this blog specifically to help municipalities get honest information about their powers and responsibilities when it comes to renewable energy development. Municipalities are key partners in helping Ontario become a clean energy leader. The municipal role in renewable energy development can include participating as a developer, encouraging projects for economic development purposes, establishing renewable energy policies and targets, providing comments and input on project design via the consultation process, authorizing the use of municipal property, entering into agreements with developers and enacting by-laws affecting projects, or any combination of these roles. We hope you find this resource useful and that you will visit us at ontario-sea.org to learn more about how we are working with communities across the province to make Ontario a cleaner, greener and more prosperous place.

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Posts tagged "Ministry of the Environment"

Scientific research behind the Renewable Energy Approval regulation →

When developing the Renewable Energy Approvals (REA) regulation, the Ministry of the Environment used existing scientific research from around the world.

Reviewing a large body of reports and studies enabled the ministry to develop a regulation that was based on the best available science to protect human health and the environment.

studies reviewed by the ministry when developing the regulation

The ministry continues to review emerging scientific and engineering studies to ensure Ontario’s REA regulation remains in line with the latest and best in science.

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Check out the status of which REAs are complete, being processed, have been returned, are incomplete or withdrawn →

All Renewable Energy Approvals (the process that merged a patchwork of processes) that are under review are posted on the Ministry of the Environment’s website. With this page you can easily see who has progressed, who has had to go back and do some more work and who have withdrawn or been asked to withdraw from the process.

Ask the Ministry of the Environment a question about dirty or sustainable energy →

Really. Please ask them questions. Anything you like.

How to work with Energy Developers in your community →

The Ministry of the Environment provides a simple list of ways to engage developers who have come to your backyard.

Province wide standards: The Smoke Free Ontario Act →

Province wide standards like the Smoke Free Ontario Act make sense. If something is good for all Ontarians (or bad) we should all have access (or be protected). When considering the health, environmental and social impacts of energy generation it should be recognized that our Chief Medical Officer along with the Ministry of the Environment have invested significant resources into gathering and reviewing the best science available. They continue to do so. Do not be misled by misinformation and those with vested interests.