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Kyoto plan criticized for huge costs
(April 15, 2005) Ottawa: One of Canada’s leading electricity experts has lambasted suggestions in the Kyoto plan about the federal government helping to finance construction of a coast-to-coast transmission grid as a way to deliver clean energy. Continue reading
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Distribution adds the shock to electricity bills in Ontario
(April 5, 2005) Reading an electricity bill requires the skill of an accountant. In Ontario, there are two commodity charges. There are also regulatory, debt retirment and delivery charges. Continue reading
Remember the Great Blackout of 2003?
(March 23, 2005) Although the spark that set off that calamity didn’t occur in Ontario, we were the hardest hit because our power system had been weakened by neglect. It has only gotten worse in the last two years. The stage is set for another massive blackout, this time made in Ontario. Parts of our power transmission and distribution networks are so dilapidated, a strong wind could knock out some of our electricity lifelines. Continue reading
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Flying windmills
(March 19, 2005) Don’t like fossil fuels? Nuclear power? Hydro dams? Go fly a kite. Really. Continue reading
Posted in Energy Probe News, Renewables
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Waiting for the Storm: Ontario’s Deteriorating Tranmission and Distribution Assets and the Privatization Alternative
(March 7, 2005) Report on the deteriorating state of Ontario’s power distribution and transmission infrastructure. The report was originally released in 2005. Continue reading
Pricing hydro by the season
(February 11, 2005) Ontario householders will pay less to heat their homes in winter but more to cool them in summer under a pricing proposal from the Ontario Energy Board. Continue reading
Smart meter cost may double
(January 27, 2005) Ontario householders can expect to pay an additional $3 to $4 a month for electricity to cover the cost of installing and running new “smart meters” throughout the province, the Ontario Energy Board says. Continue reading
Re-defeat the nuclear industry
(January 20, 2005) The federal government, and three provincial governments, are about to sink billions more dollars into another attempt to salvage the nuclear industry, the country’s least economic energy industry – and its most dangerous. Continue reading
Province puts up $8 million for energy excellence
(January 20, 2005) A fifth Centre of Excellence has been added in Ontario – this time for energy. The Centre of Excellence for Energy will recieve $8 million in provincial funding over the next four years, Economic Development and Trade Minister Joseph Cordiano said earlier this month. Continue reading
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Electricity rates will vary by household and season
(January 18, 2005) Consumer electricity prices will vary from season to season according to the amount of power a household uses, says the Ontario Energy Board. Continue reading
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