Hydro One Inc. will face private-sector challenges from which it is currently immune when Ontario’s government sheds a 60% stake in the electricity transmission and distribution utility in an IPO. Continue reading Revamped Hydro One will tread line between private, public enterprise
Tag Archives: Ontario Energy
Higher hydro bills to pay for high hydro bills
Ontario’s Ministry of Energy is hiking hydro bills on all ratepayers in an effort to stop already high hydro bills. Make sense? Continue reading Higher hydro bills to pay for high hydro bills
10 things you need to know from Hydro One’s rate application
Energy Probe breaks down 10 important parts of the OEB’s decision on Hydro One’s distribution rate application. Continue reading 10 things you need to know from Hydro One’s rate application
Customer rights get powered up in privatized electricity systems
Customers with private electricity distributors are better protected from blackouts and other disruptions.
Continue reading Customer rights get powered up in privatized electricity systems
Renewable energy not walking the talk on competitiveness
(February 23, 2015) When subsidies are cut, renewable energy investment largely disappears. Continue reading Renewable energy not walking the talk on competitiveness
“Don’t subsidize us,” big business asks Ontario Energy Board
Ontario’s biggest users of natural gas told the Ontario Energy Board they don’t need subsidies to take conservation seriously. Continue reading “Don’t subsidize us,” big business asks Ontario Energy Board
Ontario’s Auditor General lays into Ministry of Energy
A new report from Ontario’s Auditor General sharply criticizes a number of policies in the province’s electricity sector. Continue reading Ontario’s Auditor General lays into Ministry of Energy
90% of Ontario’s wind subsidies benefit a select few multinationals: study
Subsidies given to Ontario’s wind farm owners largely benefit only a select few multinational corporations, a new Consumer Policy Institute study shows. Continue reading 90% of Ontario’s wind subsidies benefit a select few multinationals: study
Green energy and Ontario’s surging cost of power
Hydro bills have increased dramatically since the provincial government introduced its Green Energy Act. Continue reading Green energy and Ontario’s surging cost of power
Achtung, Ontario! Renewables are a money pit
Germany, the model for Ontario’s wind and solar developments, now regrets its spending spree. Continue reading Achtung, Ontario! Renewables are a money pit
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