Political leaders are determined to bury the risk of pet megaprojects. Continue reading Provincial finances are worse than they look as politicians hide their megaproject boondoggles
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It’s the end of energy regulation in Ontario as we know it
The price consumers pay for power is now a political decision, rather than an economic one Continue reading It’s the end of energy regulation in Ontario as we know it
Auditor General rips into the Fair Hydro Plan
Ontario’s Auditor General said the Fair Hydro Plan raises rates in the long-run, contravenes the province’s accounting standards and further erodes the independence of the Ontario Energy Board. Continue reading Auditor General rips into the Fair Hydro Plan
Key project at Darlington nuclear facility hundreds of millions over budget, delayed
A Global News investigation has uncovered a single component of the Darlington nuclear project could cost half a billion dollars, four-times initial estimates. Auditors say project “plagued” by problems. Continue reading Key project at Darlington nuclear facility hundreds of millions over budget, delayed
What have you done for me lately? Takeaways from the OEB’s Hydro One decision
The top five takeaways from the Ontario Energy Board’s decision on Hydro One’s transmission rate application. Continue reading What have you done for me lately? Takeaways from the OEB’s Hydro One decision
Fair Hydro Plan advertisements: fact check
The Fair Hydro Plan ads being rolled out by the province contain a number of misleading claims. Continue reading Fair Hydro Plan advertisements: fact check
Canada’s $43B tab for hydro, nuke projects puts strain on utilities, consumers
Canadian consumers and governments are straining to keep up with the costs of large electricity generating projects being constructed by publicly owned utilities.
Continue reading Canada’s $43B tab for hydro, nuke projects puts strain on utilities, consumers
Ontario’s conservation program another corporate welfare handout
Ontario ratepayers will pay $100 million for a conservation program that experts admit is unnecessary. Continue reading Ontario’s conservation program another corporate welfare handout
Kelly McParland: Another wheel flies off Ontario’s green energy bus, and lands on 340 workers
Despite overwhelming evidence that governments do badly when they try to remove the freedom from free enterprise, Wynne and McGuinty ploughed ahead with their green energy vision. Continue reading Kelly McParland: Another wheel flies off Ontario’s green energy bus, and lands on 340 workers
Ontario’s public power failure redux
Ontario is repeating its failed public power experiment. Continue reading Ontario’s public power failure redux
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