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Category Archives: Utility Reform
Some homeowners stuck with high rates, as natural gas prices fall
(November 19, 2001) Toronto – The price of natural gas is falling but some consumers have found themselves in a bind: they’re still paying sky-high prices. Continue reading
Ontario group demystifies electricity deregulation on Web site
(November 19, 2001) Toronto – An Ontario group has come up with a Web site to help consumers consider the choices when the electricity market is deregulated next spring. Continue reading
Ontario Energy Board endorses unstable rate regime for electricity distributors
(November 19, 2001) In the attached correspondence, staff of the Ontario Energy Board address concerns raised by Energy Probe over an October 12, 2001 decision by the Board to approve net metering for load displacement generation by end-use customers. Continue reading
Tories wimping out on Hydro One privatization
(November 17, 2001) The Ontario government’s moment of clarity on electricity deregulation was certainly brief. This week, Ontario taxpayers and ratepayers learned that Premier Mike Harris is in a panic about deregulation. Continue reading
Reaction mixed to Hydro proposal
(November 17, 2001) Environmentalists disagree over whether the province should abandon deregulation of Ontario’s energy sector. Continue reading
Hydro One’s future may be non-profit
(November 17, 2001) Hydro One, the provincial government corporation that owns Ontario’s main electricity transmission grid, could be turned into a non-profit operation. Continue reading
OEB’s use of the term ‘deregulation’
(October 24, 2001) The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) used the term “deregulation” in reference to electricity reform, for instance, on the FAQ portion of its web site. But there are many reasons why in its specific denotation, the term is inaccurate. Continue reading
Union Energy sale may lower consumer costs
(October 23, 2001) An Alberta-based utilities company is poised to move into Ontario’s natural gas and electricity market. Epcor Utilities Inc. yesterday announced an agreement with Westcoast Energy Inc. to purchase its subsidaries, Union Energy and Westcoast Capital, for $176.7 million. Continue reading
Buying Hydro, twice
(October 23, 2001) Who owns Toronto Hydro? The obvious answer would seem to be the people who paid to create the utility. That would be local ratepayers who financed Toronto Hydro from its inception. Continue reading
Dining out on hydro’s tab
(October 22, 2001) Put your ear close to an electric plug at home or work, and you may hear a sucking sound. It is the noise made by municipalities vacuuming cash – hundreds of millions of dollars – out of Ontario’s electricity system. Continue reading
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