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Category Archives: Utility Reform
Manitoba wastes electricity, and now gas, too
(November 6, 2005) Already overseeing the world’s most inefficient electricity consuming economy, Manitoba’s NDP government’s speech from the Throne sets a course to promote natural gas wastage as well. Continue reading
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What happened to my electricity bill?
(May 11, 2005) The results of this study were discussed in “Distribution adds the shock to electricity bills in Ontario” by Eric Reguly, published by the Globe and Mail on April 5, 2005. Mr. Reguly’s write-up led to an exchange of correspondence between a representative of the Ontario Energy Board and Energy Probe. Continue reading
Distribution adds the shock to electricity bills in Ontario
(April 5, 2005) Reading an electricity bill requires the skill of an accountant. In Ontario, there are two commodity charges. There are also regulatory, debt retirment and delivery charges. Continue reading
Waiting for the Storm: Ontario’s Deteriorating Tranmission and Distribution Assets and the Privatization Alternative
(March 7, 2005) Report on the deteriorating state of Ontario’s power distribution and transmission infrastructure. The report was originally released in 2005. Continue reading
Pricing hydro by the season
(February 11, 2005) Ontario householders will pay less to heat their homes in winter but more to cool them in summer under a pricing proposal from the Ontario Energy Board. Continue reading
Smart meter cost may double
(January 27, 2005) Ontario householders can expect to pay an additional $3 to $4 a month for electricity to cover the cost of installing and running new “smart meters” throughout the province, the Ontario Energy Board says. Continue reading
Electricity rates will vary by household and season
(January 18, 2005) Consumer electricity prices will vary from season to season according to the amount of power a household uses, says the Ontario Energy Board. Continue reading
Time to move energy-intensive industries offshore
(October 16, 2004) To counter the high energy prices that consumers now face, governments in Canada and the U.S. have been subsidizing domestic energy production. This dirty government business lowers the bill a little for consumers but raises it a lot for taxpayers, making us worse off in the exchange. Continue reading
Winter’s coming: Time to lock in your gas rate?
(October 9, 2004) Like a lot of homeowners, Bill Harang cringes when he opens his natural gas bill. “It just shocks me when I look at the bottom line,” says the Bowmanville, Ont., resident, who has watched his heating costs soar since he bought his three-bedroom townhouse in the late eighties. Continue reading
Ontario breaks even on power
(May 4, 2004) Ontario’s new electricity pricing system for consumers and small businesses broke even, or a little better, in its first month of operation. Continue reading
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