Manitoba Hydro To Study Wind Farms
WINNIPEG -- - Manitoba Hydro has finalized a 320-thousand-dollar contract with a Quebec company to research possible sites for wind farms in the province.
Hydro president Bob Brennan says the contract, with Helimax Energie, is for a year-long study that will see 60-metre-high towers equipped with wind testing equipment erected on the sites.
He says if the study determines there is enough wind at one or more of the seven locations, the initial plan will be to build one or two wind farms.
In addition to wind speed, the locations are scouted for proximity to existing hydro grids to reduce the cost of building new power lines.
To be effective, wind turbines can only be erected in a region with average wind speeds over 22 kilometres an hour.
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Electricity rates are about to change across Ontario
TORONTO - Ontario Electricity Rate Changes lower OEB Regulated Price Plan costs, adjust Time-of-Use winter hours and tiered thresholds, and modify the Ontario Electricity Rebate, affecting off-peak, mid-peak, and on-peak pricing for households and small businesses.
Key Points
OEB updates lowering RPP prices, shifting TOU hours, adjusting tiers, and modifying the Ontario Electricity Rebate.
✅ Winter TOU: Off-peak 7 p.m.-7 a.m.; weekends, holidays all day.
✅ Tiered pricing adds 400 kWh at lower rate for residential users.
✅ Ontario Electricity Rebate falls to 11.7% from 17% on Nov 1.
Electricity rates are about to change…
