Can Doug Ford keep his promise to axe green energy projects? Many rural voters hope so

By Phillip Lee Shanok, CBC News, June 16, 2018

The election of a Progressive Conservative government in Ontario has raised the hopes of rural voters who opposed projects pushed through using the provincial Green Energy Act.despite local objections.

John Kordas has been rallying local residents and lobbying the government against a 500-kilowatt solar project next door to his farm on 6330 Ganaraska Rd. in Port Hope.

Now, he says, he's been told by members of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party that the new government will pull the plug on Renesola GreenLife Solar Project #19.

"For all projects that are not complete or have missed their completion date, the intent is to cancel the projects entirely," said Kordas. "That was welcome news to us. Let's hope they follow through on that regard,"

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/solar-wind-project-opponents-hope-ford-axes-green-energy-act-1.4709170

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