
PL-69: its adoption should be postponed
September 26, 2024 To: Christine Fréchette, Minister of the Economy, Innovation and EnergyFrançois Legault, Premier Re: Request to postpone the project
September 26, 2024 To: Christine Fréchette, Minister of the Economy, Innovation and EnergyFrançois Legault, Premier Re: Request to postpone the project
PRESS RELEASE SOURCE: COLLECTIF POUR LA SUITE DU MONDE Montreal, September 27, 2024 -The Pour la suite du monde movement, composed of a
Fondation Rivières is concerned about the centralization of decisions on the future of energy in the hands of the Minister of Energy, the opening up to industrial self-generation and private electricity production, and the increase to 100 MW of the capacity threshold for new private hydroelectric power plant projects. Under the pretext of accelerating energy production, Bill 69 opens the door to privatization of production without adequate control, threatening the environment, the economy and social peace, particularly in the regions.
Parole d’expert – L’analyste en réglementation de l’énergie Jean-François Blain répond aux questions de la Fondation Rivières, en décortiquant le projet de loi n°69 et en expliquant les impacts sur la société québécoise.
From August 23 to August 25, 2024, the Upper Gatineau Whitewater Festival takes place. It's a battle to save the falls on
In its energy bill and energy policy, the government plans to raise the threshold for the private sector to build and operate power generation facilities from 50 to 100 megawatts. This is very worrying, as it opens the door to the unbridled construction of "small" hydroelectric power plants all over the country, already that the current 50 MW threshold corresponds to a dam as big as the one in place on the Rivière des Prairies north of Montreal and operated by Hydro-Québec.
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