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Category Archives: Reforming Ontario’s Local Electrical Distribution Sector
Auditor General rips into the Fair Hydro Plan
(October 18, 2017) Ontario’s Auditor General said the Fair Hydro Plan raises rates in the long-run, contravenes the province’s accounting standards and further erodes the independence of the Ontario Energy Board.
How megaprojects bankrupt public power utilities and leave regulators in the dark: report
Government-owned power utilities across Canada are pushing ahead with multi-billion dollar megaprojects, while undermining the regulators put in place to protect consumers from such reckless behaviour, according to a new analysis from the Consumer Policy Institute. Continue reading
Posted in Energy Probe News, Hydro Quebec & Labrador, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Nuclear Economics, Nuclear Power, Power Generation in Ontario, Reforming Ontario's Electrical Generation Sector, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Utility Reform
Tagged BC Hydro, Brady Yauch, consumer policy institute, Darlington Refurbishment Project, Energy Probe, Green Energy Act, hydro rates, keeyask dam, manitoba hydro, megaproject
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Presentation to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources
The federal government should look to Ontario for examples on how not to implement renewable energy policies. Brady Yauch for Consumer Policy Institute. Continue reading
The perils of a hydro rate freeze for Ontario
(February 6, 2017) Any “relief” the province is considering for ratepayers will come at a cost.
Posted in Alternative Energy, Conservation, Reforming Ontario's Electrical Generation Sector, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Renewables
Tagged Brady Yauch, electricity rates, energy, Energy Probe, green energy, Green Energy Act, Ontario, Ontario electricity, Ontario energy, Ontario Energy Board, Renewable Energy, renewables
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Lawrence Solomon: Ontario is headed for a fatal future and only ending the renewable deals can prevent it
(October 28, 2016) If Ontario doesn’t rewrite the renewable contracts, virtually everyone in the province will suffer.
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Tagged electricity, electricity rates, energy, Energy Probe, Green Energy Act, Lawrence Solomon, Ontario, Ontario electricity, Ontario energy, Ontario Energy Board, Ontario Power Authority, Renewable Energy, renewables
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Ontario electricity customers have paid more than $6 billion to dump surplus, high-priced power: study
Ontario electricity customers have paid more than $6 billion to cover the cost of exporting the province’s energy surplus, according to a new study from the Consumer Policy Institute. Continue reading
Wynne’s promised tax break on hydro bills does little in the long run, say critics
Cutting the provincial portion of HST from hydro bills won’t solve the province’s energy crisis. Continue reading
FAO misses the point on Ontario’s soaring hydro bills
A recent post from Ontario’s Financial Accountability Office (FAO) downplayed the negative impact soaring hydro rates are having on households and the economy.
Why are Ontario’s hydro bills soaring?
(July 8, 2016) Ontario’s hydro bills have been increasing by double digits in recent years. Here’s why.
Posted in Power Generation in Ontario, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector
Tagged Brady Yauch, electricity, electricity rates, energy, Energy Probe, green energy, Hydro One, Ontario, Ontario electricity, Ontario Energy Board, Ontario Power Authority, Renewable Energy, Toronto Hydro
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Clearing the air
(May 19, 2016) Ontario’s Minister of Energy made a number of misleading and inaccurate statements on TVO’s “The Agenda”.
Posted in 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, electricity, electricity rates, energy, Energy Probe, Green Energy Act, Ontario, Ontario electricity, Ontario Energy Board
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