(January 12, 2012) The Ontario Energy Board (OEB), responsible for approving rate increases for the electricity sector, did their job on a Toronto Hydro (TH) rate application.
(January 4, 2012) City councillors warm to the idea of a two-tier parking system to offset the burden of infrastructure maintenance carried by downtown residents. Lawrence Solomon recommends charging all drivers more — free-riders would still pay and city residents could benefit through lowered taxes.
(December 30, 2011) Ontario Energy Board also directs utility to scrap flat fee for smart meters. Interveners — including Energy Probe and the Consumers Council of Canada — argue Hydro Ottawa dramatically overstated its 2012 expenses, and could reduce costs by $5 million or more.
(December 31, 2012) Plugging the budget hole of $700 million for the City of Toronto is apparently not the only hole that Torontonians face.
(December 22, 2011) Time and again, they have been outcompeted by God-fearing societies.
(December 22, 2011) Did Ontario save $3.8 billion in avoided electricity supply costs or is the province caught up in a shell game perpetrated by the governing Liberal Party?
(December 20, 2011) The 3rd quarter results for Hydro One and OPG have both been released and the news isn’t good.
(December 16, 2011) Their belief it will help Israel is counterproductive.
(December 9, 2011) Renewables lobby tackles nuclear subsidies — but not its own.
The Auditor General of Ontario’s report of December 5 dealing with “Renewable Energy Initiatives” highlighted wasted spending commitments of billions of dollars that will fall on the backs of the ratepayers. The report offers up several recommendations which are immediately followed by responses by the Ministry of Energy on how it will deal with those recommendations. Continue reading
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