Category Archives: Power Generation in Ontario

FAO misses the point on Ontario’s soaring hydro bills

Posted on September 6, 2016 by energyprbe

A recent post from Ontario’s Financial Accountability Office (FAO) downplayed the negative impact soaring hydro rates are having on households and the economy.

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Why are Ontario’s hydro bills soaring?

Posted on July 8, 2016 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(July 8, 2016) Ontario’s hydro bills have been increasing by double digits in recent years. Here’s why.

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Ontario’s residential energy bills will continue to march higher

Posted on June 21, 2016 by consumerpolicyinstitute

Provincial policies will push Ontario’s gas and hydro bills higher in the coming years. Continue reading →

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Clearing the air

Posted on May 19, 2016 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(May 19, 2016) Ontario’s Minister of Energy made a number of misleading and inaccurate statements on TVO’s “The Agenda”.

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A new debt retirement charge for Ontario electricity customers

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Other News Sources

The reprieve is over. Those “dead” assets still require paying off. Continue reading →

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Ontarians paying more to use less electricity, a trend critics say won’t change

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Other News Sources

Consumer hydro rates have risen in Ontario since 2012, while they’ve dipped elsewhere. Continue reading →

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Ontario electricity rate increases continue to blow past inflation

Posted on April 15, 2016 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(April 15, 2016) Ontario’s residential hydro customers will continue to use more of their paycheque to cover monthly hydro bills.

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Getting Zapped: Ontario power prices increased at fastest rate in North America

Posted on February 22, 2016 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(February 22, 2016) A new joint study by the Consumer Policy Institute and Energy Probe shows residential power prices in Ontario have increased at the fastest rate in North America.