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A report delivered to the corporation in June 2022 from Montreal-based DNV Canada cited turbine blades with a "severe degree of damage or defect such that there is a high risk of imminent failure." DNV also concluded some of the turbines themselves had failed or missing components, representing "a critical impact to the operation of the turbine and/or a safety hazard."

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.

A P.E.I. company wants to prove renewable energy can displace diesel even in remote, northern communities where it is harder to install wind turbines. It is creating what it calls a 'next gen' wind system that could cut in half a community's consumption of diesel.