CanWEA

Canada's wind industry has had a record year.  According to the latest data from the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA), 1,400 megawatts of wind capacity was installed in 2011, more than doubling 2010's output.

If you've driven through Southern Ontario at all in the past few years, you're bound to have see them. The lazy turns of wind turbines contributing to provincial energy demands are a common sight, and according to a new report they're set to make a landmark contribution to the economy.

The Canadian province of Ontario has quickly become a renewable energy flagship for not only Canada but for the entire continent of North America.

Earlier this week Ontario, Canada set a new provincial record for hourly electricity output from wind power.

At 9:00 PM EST, 1,056-megawatts of electricity were generated from Ontario-based wind turbines.  For the day, wind power provided 5% of the Province's entire electricity supply.

Nova Scotia announced that the Renewable Electricity Plan will include a Feed-In Tariff (FIT) for small wind systems under 50 kW rated capacity.

On November 1, 2010 at its 26th annual conference in Montreal, the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) will release  2025 - The Strength of the Wind – A Strategy for Quebec, a report containing its long term vision for wind development in the pro

GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of General Electric (NYSE:GE), recently released a study showing the benefits of federal Canadian wind power incentives.