Ontario Looks To Regional Energy Planning

Ontario continues to struggle with the thorny issue of siting large energy infrastructure.  The Liberal government of former premier Dalton McGuinty found itself embroiled in a major controversy about locating two gas plants in the southwest Greater Toronto Area.  An all-party committee of the current minority Ontario Legislature continues its review of the cancellation of these two plants in Mississauga and Oakville before and during the last provincial election.  The costs of these two cancellations will certainly range well north of $500 million.  And just this past week, the Greater Toronto Area was hit with heavy flooding and widespread power outages  as a result of yet another unusual weather occurrence.