-
Support our campaign
to stop disastrous global
warming policies!
Getting Zapped: Ontario electricity prices increasing faster than anywhere else
Read Our Report On Wind Subsidies in Ontario
Category Archives: Utility Reform
Ontario industry pushing for deregulation date
(March 19, 2001) Electricity deregulation may be haunting words to political officials and consumers, but industry insiders see the process as a necessary fact of life that will soon encompass all of North America and the world – and much of the Ontario energy sector wants to join in on it. Continue reading
King Coal is back on throne for electricity generators
(March 10, 2001) Alberta-based companies such as Enmax Corp., TransAlta Corp., and Epcor have announced plans for new coal-fired plants with enough power to light more than a million homes. Continue reading
Posted in Alberta Power Industry
Leave a comment
Warning on gas pain fix
(March 2, 2001) Want a hedge against rising natural gas prices? Don’t sign that fixed-price contract, says the non-profit research group Energy Probe. Continue reading
Supply and demand drives gas prices
(February 16, 2001) “Something we have to remember is that natural gas prices have historically been cyclical,” says Tom. “The current commodity price for gas reflects an imbalance in supply and demand. We expect that in a year or so the balance will be restored, and we’ll see more normal prices.” Continue reading
Conservation best way to save on heating bill
(January 31, 2001) The cost of heating your home is going up sharply because of a shortage of natural gas. Instead of paying $175 in January, the average household will pay $225, says Ian MacLellan, vice-president of Energyshop.com, an Internet-based information and comparison service. Continue reading
Natural gas heating bills to rise by $55 a month
(January 29, 2001) The cost to heat a home in Ontario with natural gas will jump by an average of $55 a month — and the increase could last from three to five years, an energy analyst says. Continue reading
Food banks across Canada brace for impact of soaring natural gas prices
(January 21, 2001) Food banks across Canada are bracing for an increase in the number of people on fixed incomes looking for help as a result of the soaring price of heating fuel. Seniors, the disabled and people living on social assistance are among those expected to feel the brunt of a doubling in home heating bills over the last two years. Continue reading
Ontario warned of energy crisis
(January 19, 2001) Toronto – Ontario is heading toward the kind of blackout calamity that’s hobbled California if the province doesn’t fix its flawed plan to deregulate electricity, a prominent analyst warned yesterday. Continue reading
California power woes a warning for Ontario
(January 6, 2001) Mindy Spatt’s message to Ontario is clear: “Don’t do anything we did.” Spatt, a consumer advocate, is speaking from her office in San Francisco. She’s talking about electricity, something everyone uses and takes for granted – until it isn’t there. Continue reading
Manitoba faces record natural gas hike
(January 5, 2001) With winter barely underway, some people on the Praries have been blasted with a bitterly harsh lesson in the economics of heating their homes. Continue reading
Posted in Manitoba
Leave a comment
