Category Archives: Power Generation in Ontario

Global News: How the province ‘hijacked’ plans for a sustainable green economy

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Other News Sources

Global News has obtained 4,000 pages of internal documents which reveal the government was warned about the potential impact of its renewable energy plan – and how the microFIT program for small scale energy production went out of control. Continue reading →

Hydro rates should not be subsidized. It would be unfair to future generations

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Other News Sources

(May 15, 2018) The province’s Financial Accountability Office estimates that Fair Hydro Plan rebates will save ratepayers $18.4 billion over the next decade, but those savings will ultimately cost future ratepayers $39.4 billion.

Posted in Energy Probe News, Power Generation in Ontario, Reforming Ontario's Electrical Generation Sector, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector | Tagged Brady Yauch, fair hydro plan, hydro rates, Ontario Energy Board | Leave a comment

Hydro One CEO salary peanuts compared to overspending and waste in electricity sector

Posted on April 25, 2018 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(April 25, 2018) So, you want to be Ontario’s next Premier and you’re looking to lower hydro bills? Here’s where you should be looking.

Posted in Power Generation in Ontario | Tagged Brady Yauch, Darlington Refurbishment Project, electricity rates, energy, Energy Probe, fair hydro plan, Hydro One, Ontario, Ontario electricity, Ontario energy, Ontario Energy Board, Ontario Power Generation Inc. (OPG), OPG | 2 Comments

Top ten takeaways from the OEB’s decision on OPG’s rate application

Posted on January 3, 2018 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(January 3, 2018) The OEB has issued its decision on OPG’s multi-billion dollar, five-year rate application. Here’s what you need to know.

Posted in Power Generation in Ontario, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Utility Reform | Tagged Brady Yauch, Darlington Refurbishment Project, electricity rates, Energy Probe, nuclear costs, Ontario electricity, Ontario Energy Board, Ontario Power Generation Inc. (OPG), OPG, Pickering, Pickering Nuclear Generating Station | 1 Comment

Ontario’s electricity system will slip further into farce with fake price-regulation hearings

Posted on December 21, 2017 by Other News Sources

By continually politicizing electricity, the current Ontario government has lost its way. Continue reading →

Posted in Energy Probe News, Power Generation in Ontario, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Utility Reform | Tagged electricity policies, Ontario Energy Board, regulatory process | 2 Comments

Electricity pricing, fake hearings and public ownership

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Other News Sources

All political parties that have been in power in Ontario have pursued electricity policies that are essentially political rather than economic. Some other provincial governments, notably Manitoba and British Columbia, seem to be imitating Ontario’s mismanagement of dangerously costly megaprojects and now in BC, Ontario’s politicizing of prices to consumers. This article focuses on the Ontario experience. Continue reading →