Energy Minister Andrew Parsons says the province will have provisions to ensure that any wind energy projects that get the go ahead in NL will have decommissioning plans in place.
There are concerns among critics of proposed wind energy projects that Newfoundlanders and Labradorians will be left holding the bag if private companies pull out, or as projects wind down.
He says like mining and oil projects which must go through a decommissioning phase, the same will be true of any wind projects. “We as a government, or as taxpayers, will not be bearing the costs. Full stop.”