Concerns grow over compensation payouts for Ontario's cancelled green energy projects - 2019-11-26
Concerns grow over compensation payouts for Ontario's cancelled green energy projects November 26, 2019,
Premier Doug Ford's axing of more than 750 green energy projects has cost taxpayers $1.1 million in financial penalties so far, but with hundreds of companies yet to apply for compensation there are fears the $231 million earmarked this year won't be enough.
The $1.1 million is shared by 13 renewable energy firms — an average of $84,615 each — although the government agency that handles the contracts won't provide details despite calls from opposition parties in the legislature for a review by Ontario's auditor general.
"We are not able to provide a breakdown of how much was reimbursed to each affected developer because it is confidential," the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) said in an email to the Star.
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