Natural gas utilities have been quick to criticize a proposal by Queen’s Park to move the province away from using natural gas to heat homes. Continue reading Utilities lambaste reported gas phase out plan in Ontario
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A new debt retirement charge for Ontario electricity customers
Why Ontario’s electricity customers can expect a new Debt Retirement Charge. Continue reading A new debt retirement charge for Ontario electricity customers
Queen’s Park the biggest winner with cap and trade
Cap and trade will provide endless reasons for interest groups to lobby Queen’s Park for access to the many exemptions and potential political favours embedded in the legislation. Continue reading Queen’s Park the biggest winner with cap and trade
Getting Zapped: Ontario power prices increased at fastest rate in North America
A new joint study by the Consumer Policy Institute and Energy Probe shows residential power prices in Ontario have increased at the fastest rate in North America. Continue reading Getting Zapped: Ontario power prices increased at fastest rate in North America
Toronto Hydro’s gift to ratepayers
Toronto Hydro will hike distribution rates by more than 20% in the coming year. Continue reading Toronto Hydro’s gift to ratepayers
A public Toronto Hydro is a bad deal for the city
Toronto Hydro’s inefficiencies cost the city tens of millions of dollars annually in unnecessarily high hydro rates. Continue reading A public Toronto Hydro is a bad deal for the city
Queen’s Park moves to silence dissent on electricity
A new law would shut down the last arena of independent public review of the billions of dollars in public spending on electricity. Continue reading Queen’s Park moves to silence dissent on electricity
Top 10 takeaways from auditor general’s report on Ontario’s electricity sector
Ontario’s auditor general blasts the province’s dysfunctional electricity sector. Continue reading Top 10 takeaways from auditor general’s report on Ontario’s electricity sector
The Hydro One sale’s upsides
The sale of Hydro One offers a number of potential benefits to both ratepayers and the province. Continue reading The Hydro One sale’s upsides
Ontario’s soaring hydro bills offset conservation efforts and hurt conservers most: study
Soaring hydro costs are offsetting ratepayer conservation efforts and hurting conservers most, according to a new joint study by the Consumer Policy Institute and Energy Probe. Continue reading Ontario’s soaring hydro bills offset conservation efforts and hurt conservers most: study
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