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Ontario Hydro Considering General Rate Increase
Fears We May Freeze in the Dark, and Ontario Hydro’s Hemispheric Expansion Plan Exposed
Scoping environmental considerations to inform design of Ontario's central market operator
Introduction
This document scopes some of the environmental issues that might inform the design of a CMO for Ontario. It is intended that this document will assist TAT Team #3 in deciding what environmental issues it should consider for further examination. The document is intended for circulation to all interested parties and the author invites any comments.
Sustainable alternatives to coal and nuclear power in Ontario
A huge range of technologies and fuels are used to generate power around the world, but have been largely thwarted in Canada by our electric monopolies, which favour large-scale power sources such as nuclear and coal. Despite the odds, some small-scale entrepreneurial power development has been successful. In Ontario, 1600 megawatts (MW) of private generating capacity is up and running, using the following fuels and technologies:
Hydro to be split into three entities
TORONTO — After almost a century of near-monopoly, Ontario Hydro will be broken up and the electricity market opened to competition, the government will announce this morning.
In a 29-page white paper that Energy Minister Jim Wilson will release at a news conference, the government will outline its plan for an open, competitive wholesale and retail market for electricity in Ontario, starting in 2000.
Ontario select committee on Ontario Hydro nuclear affairs regarding carbon dioxide emissions
Select Committee on Ontario Hydro Nuclear Affairs Attention:
Derwyn Shea, M.P.P., Chair (Fax: 416-314-7783)
Doug Galt, M.P.P. (Fax: 416-323-4439) Continue reading
Submissions to Ontario select committee on Ontario hydro nuclear affairs regarding nuclear costs
Derwyn Shea, M.P.P
Chair, Ontario Select Committee on Ontario Hydro Nuclear Affairs
by fax: 314-7783 (2 pages)
re: Nuclear Power Costs
Dear Mr. Shea,
On Monday, November 24, Ontario Hydro representatives Ms. Clitheroe and Ms. Ng were asked by M.P.P. Helen Johns what the real cost of nuclear power is. The representatives quoted from Ontario Hydro’s annual report, indicating that in 1996 nuclear power cost 5.5 cents/KWh.
Wither Ontario Hydro? A picture of restructuring in mid-flight
Harvard Electricity Policy Group
Fifteenth Plenary Session
Coronado Island Marriott Resort
San Diego, California
January 29, 1998 (morning session)
Remaking Ontario's electricity system: Getting the structure right
Presented at
The Transition to Competition in Electricity: Overcoming New Challenges and Capitalizing on New Opportunities
This presentation focuses on three aspects of the market structure for Ontario’s new electricity sector: generation, dispatch, and distribution. My discussions of generation and distribution also address the policy issues surrounding privatization.
Hydro scolded over nuclear safety
Utility missed deadline for filing plans to improve plants, regulator says
Ontario Hydro’s failure to show detailed plans on how it will improve slipping nuclear safety was "entirely unacceptable," Canada’s nuclear regulator says.
And the Atomic Energy Control Board is calling Hydro’s chairman to come to Ottawa and explain the utility’s actions in person.
Ont. Hydro loses $6.3-billion
Ontario Hydro lost $6.3-billion last year, the biggest annual loss in Canadian corporate history.
The loss included a onetime charge of $6.6-billion that is largely related to a restructuring program for Hydro’s nuclear operations.
"Hydro gets the gold medal for corporate losses," said Tom Adams, an analyst at Energy Probe, a Toronto-based environmental group. "But they also hold the silver medal for corporate losses."
He and other analysts predicted the loss ultimately will be borne by consumers.
Energy Probe 