Ontario government ends electric and hydrogen vehicle incentive programs – July 12, 2018
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About 7 years ago I was pro electric and hydrogen vehicle incentive programs, I was pro-solar panels, I was pro-wind farms I was pro the government stepping in. I was wrong, I made too many assumptions, at the time I genuinely thought the Canadian government was going to build up the renewable energy sector, I thought the Canadian government was going, to be honest with Canadians and explain that for now until we find a permanent solution renewable energies would work in conjunction with other non renewable energy sources.
I also thought renewable energy experts would have honest discussions to Canadians about the limitations of solar and wind. I thought by now Canada’s battery market would be exploding, I assumed wind farms and solar panels would be manufactured exclusively in Canada. I thought there was a date where the feed-in-tariff would be set to expire to make way for Grid Fallback system. None of this happened, I remember attending a renewable energy meeting and being so excited only to find out that the social engineers behind the Ontario renewable programs didn’t even know what a Grid Fall back system was. I assume everybody knew because well I’m a frequent shopper at Canadian tire and I had been buying invertors, batteries and solar panels for years.
Yes, I admit I was wrong and stupid, I felt extremely embarrassed when I went to that meeting. Big oil and dirty energy guys had told me beforehand that these government-sponsored programs were disastrous, personally I think the way Albertans handle their oil is disastrous, but hey when you’re wrong you’re wrong and they were right, leaving renewable energies to the government proved to be disastrous. In fact, cap-and-trade in its entirety has been a failure and it’s done little to nothing to grow renewable energies in Canada.
What annoys me is that only a select few of us will know anything about renewable energy and energy independence. I guess in the end maybe that’s how things were intended. I won’t lie to my readers, I still want an electric vehicle but my reason for this has little to do with saving the environment and more to do with a more stable energy electricity market. Gas prices fluctuate depending on the market, the Bank of Canada, the federal, provincial and municipal governments whereas the electric prices are more consistent and because of the scope of Ontarians that need electricity, it seems more of a better investment. This doesn’t mean that I’m getting rid of my gas powered automobile, but I want another option.
I think Doug Ford’s move to scrap cap and trade was the right one, I’d be lying however if I said that this moving away from renewable energies doesn’t bother me. I wish renewable energies would be viewed for what it is and could work in conjunction with Natural gas and other forms of energy.
Interesting times ahead.