RON RYDER
The Guardian

The provincial government is preparing to go to Islanders with a draft proposal for an energy strategy that would see the province set a framework for dealing with the challenges of greenhouse reduction targets and skyrocketing fuel costs.

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Town council in Stratford, P.E.I., hopes to save thousands of dollars a year in energy costs by installing two wind turbines, but isn't quite ready to put up the towers.

A study by the Wind Energy Institute of Canada, commissioned by the town, shows the turbines could pay for themselves in about seven years.

Stratford sees savings in wind power

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"They should be starting now,- David Stewart says. "We're calling for wind."

Eighty metres above Stewart's head a trio of massive blades begin to turn in a rotation that looks deceptively slow.

A minute later the air is filled with a slicing sound, like a knife going right though paper.

The Vestas V-90 windmill is starting to produce power at East Point.

Prince Edward Island's government has raised $5-million for a wind-power project at the eastern tip of the province by issuing a novel series of "energy savings bonds" to the public.

The bonds, which pay a healthy 5-per-cent annual interest rate, have been a hot seller since they were first issued late last year to help pay the costs of the 10-turbine Eastern Kings wind farm, a government project that began pumping power into the provincial grid in January.

globeandmail.com: PEI sells wind-power bonds

A group of more than 30 farmers gathered in Charlottetown Wednesday night to explore the possibility of building their own biodiesel plant.

The proposal is for the plant to be owned by farmers. It would crush oil from canola grown by Island farmers and mix it with diesel to create a fuel that could run vehicles and heat buildings.

Farmer promotes biodiesel plant

The City of Summerside has signed a contract with Ventus Energy to buy enough electricity to serve 23 per cent of its needs for the next 20 years. Ventus Energy will begin building a 99 MW wind farm next week at West Cape, on the southwest corner of P.E.I., which will serve the Summerside contract.

Do you know how much money UPEI spends on energy consumption? Do you know the impact our energy use is having on our community, and ourselves? To answer these and many more questions on energy use, consumption, and awareness, UPEI is launching its campus Energy Awareness Program.

P.E.I.'s power utility will increase its reliance on wind energy after agreeing to buy the resource from two more wind farms.

P.E.I. rink managers are implementing conservation measures which are saving them big money. Rising electricity prices and a milder winter have meant some hefty costs for arenas across the Island, but many rinks are more than making that up.