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Getting Zapped: Ontario electricity prices increasing faster than anywhere else
Read Our Report On Wind Subsidies in Ontario
Category Archives: Reforming Ontario’s Electrical Generation Sector
Norman Rubin discusses solar power in Ottawa
(July 12, 2009) Energy Probe’s own Norman Rubin was recently quoted in an article in the Ottawa Citizen examining the approval of subsidies for a 200-acre farm in West Carleton, just west of Ottawa. As part of the program, the government will pump at least $100-million for the construction of 300,000 solar panels. Continue reading
Stop the reckless conduct of the nuclear establishment
I want to tell you about some very alarming documents — internal memos that the nuclear industry, its regulator and its government sponsors were sure you’d never get to see. They show a hidden side of the industry that will sadden and frighten anyone who cares about public health, safety and the environment.
How to slash your hydro bills in Mike Harris's Ontario
If you’re a multinational, take heart: Mike Harris’s Hydro can cut a sweetheart deal for you. Suncor, Nova Chemicals, and Polysar are just some of the beneficiaries of the Hydro monopoly’s boast of being "responsive" to its customers. Who will pay for these breaks for big business? Why, the little guys residential and small business consumers.
Canada's electricity industry is restructuring
Canada’s electricity industry is restructuring. Help Energy Probe fight for greener, cheaper power.
The original rationale for public power no longer exists
By Lawrence Solomon
Borealis Energy Research Association
on behalf of Energy Probe
Testimony filed at the Ontario Hydro Demand/
Supply Plan Environmental Assessment hearings
Q. Mr. Solomon, public power has a long history in Ontario, and a reputation for having served Ontario well. Hydro is credited with having developed the province’s industrial capacity through prudent electricity expansion and low rates. What led to the phenomenon known as Ontario Hydro?
A Strong stand. (Maurice Strong restructures Ontario Hydro)
The two buildings are only 12 blocks apart. But in every other respect, the modernistic headquarters of Ontario Hydro and the cluttered brick house of Energy Probe in Toronto are light years apart. Since several environmentalists formed the aggressive lobby group in 1974, it has waged war against Canada’s largest electric power utility and its operations. Although the group has most frequently focused on Hydro’s extensive nuclear power program, it has also attacked its monolithic structure and its bureaucratic corporate culture. Continue reading
Creating Effective Power Regulation: The Need for Competition and Privatization
Paper for
The Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
Power Engineering Society (Toronto section)
Future of The Electric Power Industry In Ontario
November 29-30, 1995
Royal York Hotel, Toronto
Green power through consumer choice
Supplementary Submission to the Advisory Committee on Competition in Ontario’s Electricity System Concerning Renewable Energy
March 18, 1996
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