Category Archives: Costs

The Texas power failure and what to do about it

Posted on February 22, 2021 by Other News Sources

Unpacking the Texas power outage and how to avoid similar in future. Legal expert Andrew Roman breaks down what happened and how to increase reliability.

Posted in Costs, Energy Probe News, Fossil Fuels, Pipelines, Utility Reform | Tagged Andrew Roman, electricity, power failure, reliability, Texas | 2 Comments

Wind turbines – clearly not needed

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Other News Sources

(October 30, 2019) Energy blogger Parker Gallant looks at a day of wind in October and finds that just one day provides a good example of what wind turbines do on spring and fall days. While ratepayers take a beating, the president of CanWEA talks up wind’s reliability and low-cost! Continue reading →

Posted in Benefits and Risks, Costs, Renewables, Utility Reform | Tagged Parker Gallant | 2 Comments

The bad, very bad and very very bad of the Ontario PC energy plan

Posted on November 28, 2017 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(November 28, 2017) The Ontario PC’s energy plan doubles down on a couple of poor policies.

Posted in Costs, Nuclear Power, Power Generation in Ontario, Reforming Ontario's Electrical Generation Sector, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Renewables, Utility Reform | Tagged Brady Yauch, conservation, Darlington Refurbishment Project, electricity, electricity rates, energy, Energy Probe, fair hydro plan, Hydro One, Ontario, Ontario electricity, Ontario Energy Board, Pickering | 1 Comment

The bad, very bad and very very bad of the NDP’s hydro fix

Posted on March 13, 2017 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(March 4, 2017) A plan by Ontario’s NDP to fix the province’s hydro crisis will only make matters worse.

Posted in Alternative Energy, Benefits and Risks, Conservation, Costs, Renewables | Tagged Brady Yauch, electricity, electricity rates, energy, Energy Probe, Hydro One, nuclear costs, Ontario, Ontario electricity, Ontario Energy Board, Ontario Power Authority, Renewable Energy, renewables | Leave a comment

How to mislead Toronto Hydro’s customers on rate increases

Posted on December 14, 2016 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(December 14, 2016) Toronto Hydro customers have been told that the rate increases they are experiencing aren’t that bad. Here’s why those comments are misleading.

Posted in Conservation, Costs, Reforming Ontario's Electrical Generation Sector, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Renewables | Tagged Brady Yauch, electricity, energy, Energy Probe, green energy, Ontario, Ontario electricity, Ontario energy, Ontario Energy Board | 1 Comment

Don’t show customers the cost of cap and trade, Ontario Energy Board tells utilities

Posted on August 4, 2016 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(August 3, 2016) Rather than ensure the costs of Ontario’s cap and trade program are fully transparent to natural gas customers, the Ontario Energy Board has decided to lump them in with other delivery charges.

Posted in Costs, Natural Gas Utility Regulation and Commodity Deregulation | Tagged Brady Yauch, energy, Energy Probe, natural gas, Ontario Energy Board | Leave a comment

Heated over Hydro One

Posted on January 8, 2016 by consumerpolicyinstitute

From the auditor general’s report to the global adjustment fee to conservation — has the Liberal government delivered the most efficient and affordable power for the province? The Consumer Institute’s Brady Yauch joins The Agenda to discuss. Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Energy, Coal, Conservation, Costs, Energy Probe News, Fossil Fuels, Utility Reform | Tagged auditor general's report, Brady Yauch, Coal-fired power plants, Consumer Institute, electricity rates, Liberal government, Ontario electricity system, smart meters | Leave a comment

Ratepayers on the hook for Hydro

Posted on December 23, 2015 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(December 23, 2015) Manitoba Hydro is embarking on a record-breaking spending spree that will saddle Manitobans with decades of above-inflation rate increases.