Category Archives: Power Generation in Ontario

(September 24, 2003) To solve its energy problems, the Tory government in Ontario is trying a dim-bulb idea. It is ordering energy companies to pay customers to not use their products. Continue reading →

(November 13, 2002) The Ontario government is being overly optimistic about coming up with the money to cushion consumers from high electricity prices, industry analysts say. Continue reading →

(October 30, 2002) Electricity users counting on a rebate from Ontario Power Generation should lower their expectations about how big it will be, says Energy Probe’s executive director Tom Adams. Continue reading →

(October 10, 2002) A hot summer has added up to record-high electricity bills for many Ottawa homeowners. Homeowners have been shocked by electricity bills of more than $200 for the two-month period covering July and August. Continue reading →

(September 9, 2002) Ontario Electricity Financial Corporation (OEFC), the legal continuation of Ontario Hydro, released its 2001-2002 financial results on Aug. 29, two months behind the schedule required by law, but a marked improvement over its first two years of operations – which commenced with the breakup of Ontario Hydro in April 1999. Continue reading →

(July 8, 2002) Kudos to the Star for speaking up in favour of more intelligent electricity meters. Smart meters capable of keeping up with continuously changing spot prices are the front line of customer protection in Ontario’s new electricity market. Continue reading →

(April 12, 2002) Paralleling the approach adopted in the Distribution System Code, a public interest group in Australia called the Public Interest Advocacy Centre argued in a report issued in May 2000 that customers without interval meters should not have to make any contribution to the cost of metering improvements. Continue reading →

(April 12, 2002) In Canada, the United States and many other jurisdictions around the world electricity markets are changing. Liberalization, including commodity price deregulation and customer choice, already exists in one Canadian jurisdiction, is imminent in another and under active consideration in several more. Continue reading →

(March 18, 2002) Shame on the Globe and Mail for publishing disguised advocacy advertising in its six page “Special Supplement on Ontario’s New Electricity Market,” appearing in the Monday, March 11, 2002, issue. Continue reading →

(July 12, 2000) British Energy PLC, Britain’s biggest electricity producer, is taking over Ontario’s Bruce nuclear power station in a lease arrangement with Ontario Power Generation Inc. in a deal worth as much as $3.5-billion over 43 years. Continue reading →