Category Archives: Reforming Ontario’s Local Electrical Distribution Sector

Parker Gallant: Energy poverty in Ontario Chapter 1

Posted on March 1, 2015 by parkergallant2013

(March 1, 2015) The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) annually puts out a consumer chart with the questions/issues most often asked about.

Posted in Climate Change, Conservation, Consumer Health, Costs, Costs, Benefits and Risks, Electricity, Power Generation in Ontario, Reforming Ontario's Electrical Generation Sector, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Renewables | Tagged Climate Change, electricity, Global Warming, green energy, Ontario electricity, Ontario Energy Board, Ontario Power Authority, Parker Gallant, subsidies | 8 Comments

Ontario’s Auditor General lays into Ministry of Energy

Posted on December 10, 2014 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(December 12, 2014) A new report from Ontario’s Auditor General sharply criticizes a number of policies in the province’s electricity sector.

Posted in Power Generation in Ontario, Reforming Ontario's Electrical Generation Sector, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Utility Reform | Tagged Brady Yauch, electricity, Energy Probe, global adjustment, green energy, Ontario Auditor General, Ontario electricity, Ontario Energy Board, Ontario Power Authority, Renewable Energy | 2 Comments

Costing ratepayers $243 million maximizes values for Premier Wynne

Posted on November 17, 2014 by parkergallant2013

(November 16, 2014) Both Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and Hydro One announced their third quarter results last week within a day of each other and the news was mixed.

Posted in Conservation, Electricity, Power Generation in Ontario, Reforming Ontario's Electrical Generation Sector, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Utility Reform | Tagged electricity, Ontario electricity, Ontario Energy Board, Parker Gallant | 1 Comment

Why it’s time for a flat distribution fee in Ontario

Posted on August 6, 2014 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(August 6, 2014) The Ontario Energy Board’s move towards a flat distribution is the right one.

Posted in Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Utility Reform | Tagged Brady Yauch, Decoupling, Distribution, electricity network, Energy Probe, Local Distribution Companies, OEB, Ontario, Ontario electricity, Ontario Energy Board | Leave a comment

Parker Gallant: Electricity in Ontario—Premier Wynne’s transparency is opaque

Posted on August 6, 2014 by parkergallant2013

(August 5, 2014) According to the 2012 Yearbook of Electricity Distributors on the OEB’s (Ontario Energy Board) website the total electricity purchased by local distribution companies (LDCs) in Ontario for 2012 was 125.3 terawatts (TWh).

Posted in Costs, Benefits and Risks, Electricity, Power Generation in Ontario, Reforming Ontario's Electrical Generation Sector, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Renewables | Tagged electricity, energy, green energy, Ontario electricity, Parker Gallant, renewables, subsidies, wind turbines | Leave a comment

Parker Gallant: Wind turbines and solar panels bring Ontario energy poverty: Chapter 2

Posted on July 23, 2014 by parkergallant2013

The first Chapter on “energy poverty” introduced the reader to LIEN (Low-Income Energy Network) and APCH (A Place Called Home), of the City of Kawartha Lakes & Haliburton County. Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Costs, Benefits and Risks, Electricity, Power Generation in Ontario, Reforming Ontario's Electrical Generation Sector, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Renewables, Utility Reform | Tagged Climate Change, electricity, green energy, Ontario electricity, Ontario Power Authority, Parker Gallant, wind turbines | 4 Comments

Parker Gallant: Wind turbines and solar panels bring Ontario energy poverty: Chapter 1

Posted on July 23, 2014 by parkergallant2013

Green sustainable energy is working for Ontario making us all more prosperous.” There are a large number of people in Ontario who would disagree with that statement and they are reflected in the increasing number of people living in “energy poverty”. Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Energy, Climate Change, Costs, Benefits and Risks, Electricity, Power Generation in Ontario, Reforming Ontario's Electrical Generation Sector, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Renewables, The Deniers | Tagged Climate Change, electricity, energy, environment, green energy, Ontario electricity, Ontario Power Authority, Parker Gallant, Renewable Energy, subsidies | 7 Comments

1 percenters will take a hit under new power rates

Posted on June 24, 2014 by consumerpolicyinstitute

The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) has tabled a proposal to have all electricity users pay their fair share for the cost of delivering power to their home. Continue reading →