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Category Archives: Utility Reform
Power not fully restored, Ontario re-examines policy
(August 22, 2003) With engineers still struggling today to restore full power to industries and households in Ontario, a spirited debate has erupted over the wisdom of recent energy policies in the province, Canada’s most populous. Continue reading
Raise power cost to reduce use: Experts
(July 20, 2003) While businesses and residents answered the Ontario government’s plea this week to conserve power as the provinces generators are brought back on line, only an increase in the cost of electricity will force consumers to become more energy efficient in the long run, experts suggested. Continue reading
Manitobans are energy hogs
(July 15, 2003) A new analysis by Tom Adams, executive director of Energy Probe, a Toronto-based think tank, shows that each of us uses two and half times more electricity than the average person in other developed countries. Adams is also proposing a unique method of solving the problem, a distribution model called tradable electricity permits. Continue reading
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Old Hydro debt likely to grow again
(July 8, 2003) The $20.1 billion public debt that is the legacy of Ontario Hydro appears likely to grow again this year, while the agency responsible for the debt has missed its legal reporting deadline. Continue reading
Optimizing Manitoba’s electricity export potential
(July 3, 2003) Manitoba’s low cost hydroelectric power represents a major economic opportunity for the province but currently only a fraction of this potential benefit is being realized. The province borders on regions with liberalizing markets for power, resulting transparent prices and enhanced opportunities for beneficial trading. Continue reading
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Power-less Ontario
(May 29, 2003) On May 1, 2002, Ontario’s retail and wholesale electricity markets were opened to competition. Electricity charges were unbundled into seperate components (i.e., transmission charge, energy charge, distribution charge, ect.). Continue reading
Ontario hydro’s new planner
(March 29, 2003) Four years ago, the Ontario government established the Independent Electricity Market Operator (IMO) to arrange transactions between buyers and sellers of electricity. Continue reading
Mid-size firms join in hydro rate freeze
(March 22, 2003) The Ontario government has extended the price freeze for electricity to 7,000 mid-sized businesses, which will now pay a fixed price of 4.3 cents a kilowatt hour. Continue reading
Ontario extends power subsidy to larger users
(March 21, 2003) Toronto (Reuters): The Ontario’s government broadened the scope of its price cap on electricity use to include some bigger consumers on Friday, but it stopped short of an across-the-board subsidy. Continue reading
Electricity prices keep rising
(March 13, 2003) February appears to have racked up the highest electricity prices for any month since Ontario’s electricity market opened last May – prices that could trigger more subsidies to householders and small businesses. Continue reading
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