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Category Archives: Reforming Ontario’s Local Electrical Distribution Sector
Toronto is blackout city
(January 24, 2009) Why are the city’s power outages double those of London? Some 250,000 Torontonians lost their electricity last week, about half of them for 18 to 24 hours. Continue reading
The U.K. miracle
(September 26, 2007) In Canada, our electricity systems operate like little islands, isolated from the world around them, oblivious to innovation and insulated from the real economy by regulators that administer prices.. Our horizons extend as far as our power monopolies, and their government masters, permit. Continue reading
Hampton outlines incentives for industry to save jobs
(August 10, 2007) NDP Leader Howard Hampton has promised to cut electricity costs for Ontario’s large industries — if they promise to keep jobs in the province. Continue reading
Small-scale plants run rings around nuclear
(September 29, 2006) “If we don’t go nuclear, what type of energy will meet our future energy needs,” I’m often asked. “Do you think fringe fuels such as solar energy can take the place of nuclear? Or windmills? Bio fuels? Small dams? Tidal power? Burning garbage? Continue reading
Green talk
(December 7, 2005) Premiers Doer and Charest plead for meaningful action to cut greenhouse gas emissions (“Seize the climate-friendly day” December 7, see below). Continue reading
What happened to my electricity bill?
(May 11, 2005) The results of this study were discussed in “Distribution adds the shock to electricity bills in Ontario” by Eric Reguly, published by the Globe and Mail on April 5, 2005. Mr. Reguly’s write-up led to an exchange of correspondence between a representative of the Ontario Energy Board and Energy Probe. Continue reading
Distribution adds the shock to electricity bills in Ontario
(April 5, 2005) Reading an electricity bill requires the skill of an accountant. In Ontario, there are two commodity charges. There are also regulatory, debt retirment and delivery charges. Continue reading
Waiting for the Storm: Ontario’s Deteriorating Tranmission and Distribution Assets and the Privatization Alternative
(March 7, 2005) Report on the deteriorating state of Ontario’s power distribution and transmission infrastructure. The report was originally released in 2005. Continue reading
Pricing hydro by the season
(February 11, 2005) Ontario householders will pay less to heat their homes in winter but more to cool them in summer under a pricing proposal from the Ontario Energy Board. Continue reading
Smart meter cost may double
(January 27, 2005) Ontario householders can expect to pay an additional $3 to $4 a month for electricity to cover the cost of installing and running new “smart meters” throughout the province, the Ontario Energy Board says. Continue reading
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