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Global News: How the province ‘hijacked’ plans for a sustainable green economy
Global News has obtained 4,000 pages of internal documents which reveal the government was warned about the potential impact of its renewable energy plan – and how the microFIT program for small scale energy production went out of control. Continue reading
Site C risks ‘death spiral’ for BC Hydro, says watchdog
Consumer Policy Institute warns of big rate hikes and pressure for taxpayer bailout. Continue reading
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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How megaprojects bankrupt utilities
Brady Yauch, executive director of Consumer Policy Institute, describes the looming threat to public institutions – and to our pocketbooks. Continue reading
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
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.
Ontario’s residential energy bills will continue to march higher
Provincial policies will push Ontario’s gas and hydro bills higher in the coming years. Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Energy, Energy Probe News, Natural Gas, Nuclear Power, Power Generation in Ontario, Reforming Ontario's Electrical Generation Sector, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Utility Reform
Tagged consumer policy institute, energy prices, Energy Probe, Green Energy Act, Hydro One, Ontario, Ontario energy, Ontario Energy Board
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Ontarians paying more to use less electricity, a trend critics say won’t change
Consumer hydro rates have risen in Ontario since 2012, while they’ve dipped elsewhere. Continue reading
Ontario to follow Germany in renewable failure
(March 21, 2014) Germany has been experimenting with its renewable energy law for 14 years and is now highlighting its failures. Ontario, which copied that law, will likely do the same.
Posted in Power Generation in Ontario, Reforming Ontario's Electrical Generation Sector, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Renewables, Utility Reform
Tagged Brady Yauch, consumer policy institute, electricity, energy, Energy Probe, green energy, Ontario, Ontario electricity, Ontario Power Authority, Renewable Energy, renewables, solar power, wind
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