Tag Archives: energy

ecoEnergy Retrofit Homes Program Cancelled

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Jamas

Yesterday, it was quietly announced that the program ecoEnergy Retrofit  Homes program has been canceled.  This is really too bad as the program was very popular, to the point were the government was forced to add more money each year … Continue reading →

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Hydro Electric Barrel Generator

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Jamas

This Hydoro Electric Barrel Generator is a pretty cool idea.  There has been a lot of talk about run of river hydro but this takes the idea in a new direction.   It is worth checking out the section about the … Continue reading →

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IESO Wind Tracker

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Jamas

The IESO, Independent Electricity System Operator, is mandated with managing the demand and supply of Ontario’s open electricity market. Their site has an impressive amount of historical and real time data. For example, if you want to see what the … Continue reading →

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Ontario Green Energy Act

Posted on February 7, 2009 by Jamas

If you live in Ontario then I highly encourage you to check out  Green Energy Act and sign the petition.  The Ontario government is supposed to bring forward a new Energy Act later this month.  The hope is that the … Continue reading →

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