Months after Ontario lifted the moratorium on offshore wind projects, Toronto Hydro announced it is finally breathing life into plans to test the winds off of Lake Ontario near the Scarborough Bluffs. The utility, whose only shareholder is the City of Toronto, hopes to build a 60-turbine offshore wind farm capable of generating 100 megawatts. In light of last week’s big energy announcements – the Ontario government’s controversial plan to push forward on nuclear power with two more plants to be built in Darlington, Saskatchewan following suit, and the federal Liberal’s carbon tax plan, now embroiled in a name blame game – the proposed Toronto Hydro wind farm highlights an interesting trend. In the pursuit of clean energy and clear air, cities seem to be where the winds of change really blow.