“It
is
clear
that
the
actions
of
the
defendant
were
not
illegal,”
Justice
Robert
Goldstein
wrote
in
his
ruling
this
week,
noting
that
Premier
Dalton
McGuinty’s
government
was
“empowered
to
set
or
alter
policy
with
regard
to
wind
power.”
Trillium
intends
to
appeal
the
decision.
Unlike
Windstream
Energy,
another
offshore
developer,
Trillium
did
not
have
a
contract
with
FIT
programme
administrator
Ontario
Power
Authority.
The
ruling
Liberals
on
9
February
2011
abruptly
froze
offshore
activity
under
its
feed-in
tariff
(FIT)
programme.
They
cited
a
need
for
more
scientific
research
into
the
environmental
impact
of…
