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This summer Energy Minister Steven Myers made changes to the regulations in the Renewable Energy Act essentially overriding the municipality’s decision to reject the development. That was one of the main issues presented by the association during the presentation. “(The regulation change) gives the minister absolute authority to do 100 MW projects anywhere within any municipality without any consideration or consultation and that is anti-democratic,” Mr MacPhee said.

The corporation said the non-working turbines had been offline for between 114 and 476 days. "I think it's bearings that are broken, and we've had trouble with the supplier to meet our needs," said Myers. "They don't seem to have a whole lot of interest in standing behind their product."

The Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission has issued a ruling that clears the way for the expansion of a controversial wind farm in Eastern Prince Edward Island.