Category Archives: Utility Reform

Parker Gallant: Bright Ideas from Toronto Hydro discloses they failed math

Posted on September 14, 2013 by parkergallant2013

(September 13, 2013) For the approximately 700,000 customers of Toronto Hydro who have either received or are about to receive their latest hydro bill they should pay attention to the brochure enclosed with the bill, titled, “bright ideas” and the subheading: “Electricity rates are rising. We want you to know why.” Continue reading →

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Listen to Energy Probe’s Norm Rubin on CBC Radio

Posted on August 16, 2013 by energyprbe

(August 14, 2013) The 2003 Blackout ten years after — what have we learned from that experience and are we better off now? Continue reading →

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The big Ontario power-plant question

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Other News Sources

(Dec. 3, 2012) Will the Liberals ever explain their botched site-selection process? Continue reading →

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Listen to Energy Probe on Green Majority

Posted on August 21, 2012 by energyprbe

(August 21, 2012) Energy Probe’s Director of Research, Norman Rubin, joined a roundtable on nuclear energy in Canada hosted by the environmental news radio program ‘Green Majority’ (CIUT FM 89.5), which you can listen to in full at the link supplied. Continue reading →

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Another wind protest

Posted on April 3, 2012 by energyprbe

(April 3, 2012) Energy Probe’s Lawrence Solomon presented at the third annual Ontario Feed-In Tariff Forum today on wind turbine development. Continue reading →

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Parker Gallant: Toronto Hydro — exaggerated hype or sophisticated spin

Posted on March 11, 2012 by parkergallant2

(Monday, March 12) “The aggregate total of incentive payments to the top five active executives in the five years ending 2010 was $2.9 million!” That sentence caught my eye in an article that appeared in the January 27, 2012 Toronto Star. Continue reading →

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Parker Gallant: The Ontario Power Authority – helping to create the rural urban divide

Posted on February 24, 2012 by parkergallant2

(February 24, 2012) Where you live in Ontario will have a bearing on what constitutes a “green” energy project by the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) under their program(s) and what they will pay per kilowatt hour (kWh) – as the town of Bancroft discovered. Continue reading →

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Energy consultant cautions against capital spending cuts for NSP

Posted on February 17, 2012 by energyprbe

(February 14, 2012) Former Energy Probe director says systems upgrades necessary to ensure power service reliability. Continue reading →

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Hydro Ottawa told to cut costs

Posted on January 3, 2012 by energyprbe

Ontario Energy Board also directs utility to scrap flat fee for smart meters. Meanwhile, interveners — including Energy Probe and the Consumers Council of Canada — argues Hydro Ottawa dramatically overstated its 2012 expenses, and maintains they could readily be reduced by $5 million or more. Continue reading →

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Parker Gallant: Auditor General of Ontario Missed Exaggerated Coal Generation Health Costs

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Other News Sources

The Auditor General of Ontario’s report of December 5 dealing with “Renewable Energy Initiatives” highlighted wasted spending commitments of billions of dollars that will fall on the backs of the ratepayers. The report offers up several recommendations which are immediately followed by responses by the Ministry of Energy on how it will deal with those recommendations. Continue reading →

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