Comments on: Samsung, Ontario ink $7 billion solar/wind manufacturing and development deal

By: Renewables Newsables at SuperForest

Renewables Newsables at SuperForest — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:56:48 +0000

[...] Ontario Signs Up for World’s Largest Wind, Solar Clusters [...]

By: Briefing: January 18 – 24 « Cleantech Policy Brief

Briefing: January 18 – 24 « Cleantech Policy Brief — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:46:26 +0000

[...] The project includes 2,500 MW of solar and wind developments and four manufacturing plants to be built by 2013. The deal marks a strategic step forward for Ontario as it seeks to become a major provider of renewable technology to the US market. Read more… [...]

By: Clean Break » Blog Archive » Samsung deal: Criticism justified, but missing the bigger picture

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:05:59 +0000

[...] Enoch: This is going to be highway 407 deal times ten. Every job created will eliminate many other manufacturing jobs… [...]

By: Enoch

Enoch — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:15:06 +0000

This is going to be highway 407 deal times ten. Every job created will eliminate many other manufacturing jobs due to higher cost of electricity.

By: Pieter Knispel

Pieter Knispel — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:31:48 +0000

Personally, I really like this deal… we’re talking about almost 7 billion worth of direct foreign investment, which is really a massive sum. If the deal went to Michigan or New York instead, people would scream of the lost opportunity.

I also like the references to Samsung being an anchor tenant to help drive the green economy forward. If only the government could find a way to create a level playing field regarding grid capacity for local projects… perhaps because of this, they could speed up and make some additional investments into the smart grid in certain areas… which will only be beneficial for everyone in the long run anyways.

By: BAGrant

BAGrant — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:22:31 +0000

I think this is great news. There are always subsidizes and uneqittable opportunities to the big players of any industry. I don’t like it. Choices have to be made – I dislike hearing manufacturing jobs are leaving Ont for good instead of returning even more. I’d rather subsidze this effort than oil and auto jobs of the past. It is the right direction inwhich to move.

By: Rob Greenglass

Rob Greenglass — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:34:02 +0000

Tyler, what are your thoughts on the sustainability of the feed-in tariff program in light of the enormous commitments to Samsung?

By: Development Vs Tropical Rainforest | Solar and Wind Power in Nebraska

Development Vs Tropical Rainforest | Solar and Wind Power in Nebraska — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:45:59 +0000

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By: Jeff Harti

Jeff Harti — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:23:21 +0000

Thanks again for the info, Tyler. I am happy that these jobs are coming to Ontario, but would really like to have seen the grid capacity go to locally-owned projects. This way more of the revenue would remain in the local economy creating more economic activity and jobs. All of this would be accomplished without providing an economic adder to a company which may have set-up shop in Ontario anyways, given the domestic content requirements and generous Feed-in Tariff rates.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:02:03 +0000

For sure Tom, an industry insider, was first to put this information online. More than willing to give credit where credit is due. But last I checked Tom Adams’ blog wasn’t the news press. Spreading it to the few dozen people who read his blog is akin to sending an e-mail and CCing it to industry buddies. When I said “broke the story” I was referring to breaking it to the general public through a mainstream publication.