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Killing cap and trade is costly. But keeping it is worse

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Other News Sources

To pay for the 57 beneficiary programs, cap and trade was taking $2 billion a year out of the productive economy. Continue reading →

Posted in Energy Probe News | Tagged cap-and-trade program | Leave a comment

Lawrence Solomon: Trudeau stands alone as Canada — and the world — abandons green energy

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Other News Sources

Wind and solar have become the fossils of the energy industry; oil, gas and coal remain the fuels of the future. Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Energy, Climate Change, Coal, Energy Probe News, Fossil Fuels, Oil, Renewables | Tagged China, coal, Germany, Oil, renewables | 1 Comment

Hydro One CEO salary peanuts compared to overspending and waste in electricity sector

Posted on April 25, 2018 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(April 25, 2018) So, you want to be Ontario’s next Premier and you’re looking to lower hydro bills? Here’s where you should be looking.

Posted in Power Generation in Ontario | Tagged Brady Yauch, Darlington Refurbishment Project, electricity rates, energy, Energy Probe, fair hydro plan, Hydro One, Ontario, Ontario electricity, Ontario energy, Ontario Energy Board, Ontario Power Generation Inc. (OPG), OPG | 2 Comments

Evidence regarding an application from Ontario’s gas utilities to merge

Posted on April 12, 2018 by consumerpolicyinstitute

How does the application from Ontario’s two largest gas utilities to merge compare to other mergers from around North America? Read Energy Probe Research Foundation’s evidence submitted to the Ontario Energy Board. Continue reading →

Posted in Natural Gas Utility Regulation and Commodity Deregulation | Tagged Brady Yauch, Enbridge, Energy Probe, natural gas, OEB, Ontario Energy Board, ontario natural gas, union | Leave a comment

It’s the end of energy regulation in Ontario as we know it

Posted on November 9, 2017 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(November 9, 2017) The price consumers pay for power is now a political decision, rather than an economic one.

Posted in Power Generation in Ontario, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector | Tagged Brady Yauch, electricity rates, energy, Energy Probe, fair hydro plan, Hydro One, Ontario, Ontario electricity, Ontario Energy Board, Ontario Power Generation | 1 Comment

Ontario’s conservation program another corporate welfare handout

Posted on August 3, 2017 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(August 3, 2017) Ontario ratepayers will pay $100 million for a conservation program that experts admit is unnecessary.

Posted in Benefits, Conservation, Electricity | Tagged Brady Yauch, conservation, electricity, electricity rates, energy, energy conservation, Energy Probe, Ontario, Ontario electricity, Ontario energy, Ontario Energy Board, Ontario Power Authority | Leave a comment

Looking to lower Ontario power rates? Start with Pickering, where $550 million will be wastefully spent

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Other News Sources

The economic argument to keep Pickering open past 2020 relies on an analysis that requires some far apart stars to align. Brady Yauch for Consumer Policy Institute. Continue reading →

Posted in Energy Probe News, Nuclear Power, Power Generation in Ontario, Towards Shutdown | Tagged Electric Power Generation, Ontario Power Generation Inc., Pickering Nuclear Generating Station | 1 Comment

Presentation to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Other News Sources

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 →

Posted in Power Generation in Ontario, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Utility Reform | Tagged Brady Yauch, hydro bills, Ontario Energy Board | Leave a comment

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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Posted in Power Generation in Ontario, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Utility Reform | Tagged Brady Yauch, consumer policy institute, Green Energy Act, Hydro One, Ontario, Ontario energy, Ontario Energy Board | Leave a comment

Don’t show customers the cost of cap and trade, Ontario Energy Board tells utilities

Posted on August 4, 2016 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(August 3, 2016) Rather than ensure the costs of Ontario’s cap and trade program are fully transparent to natural gas customers, the Ontario Energy Board has decided to lump them in with other delivery charges.