Tag Archives: Darlington Refurbishment Project

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. Advertisements

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

Top ten takeaways from the OEB’s decision on OPG’s rate application

Posted on January 3, 2018 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(January 3, 2018) The OEB has issued its decision on OPG’s multi-billion dollar, five-year rate application. Here’s what you need to know.

Posted in Power Generation in Ontario, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Utility Reform | Tagged Brady Yauch, Darlington Refurbishment Project, electricity rates, Energy Probe, nuclear costs, Ontario electricity, Ontario Energy Board, Ontario Power Generation Inc. (OPG), OPG, Pickering, Pickering Nuclear Generating Station | 1 Comment

The bad, very bad and very very bad of the Ontario PC energy plan

Posted on November 28, 2017 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(November 28, 2017) The Ontario PC’s energy plan doubles down on a couple of poor policies.

Posted in Costs, Nuclear Power, Power Generation in Ontario, Reforming Ontario's Electrical Generation Sector, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Renewables, Utility Reform | Tagged Brady Yauch, conservation, Darlington Refurbishment Project, electricity, electricity rates, energy, Energy Probe, fair hydro plan, Hydro One, Ontario, Ontario electricity, Ontario Energy Board, Pickering | 1 Comment

Key project at Darlington nuclear facility hundreds of millions over budget, delayed

Posted on October 18, 2017 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(October 16, 2017) A Global News investigation has uncovered a single component of the Darlington nuclear project could cost half a billion dollars, four-times initial estimates. Auditors say project “plagued” by problems.

Posted in Nuclear Economics, Nuclear Power, Reforming Ontario's Electrical Generation Sector | Tagged Brady Yauch, Darlington Refurbishment Project, Energy Probe, nuclear costs, nuclear energy, Nuclear Power, Ontario, Ontario electricity, Ontario Power Generation, OPG | 3 Comments

Another megaproject pushing public utilities to the brink

Posted on October 2, 2017 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(October 2, 2017) Nalcor’s Muskrat Falls hydro project will cost more than double original estimates, is years behind schedule and will impose triple-digit rate increases on electricity customers when it starts producing power.

Posted in Utility Reform | Tagged BC Hydro, Brady Yauch, Darlington Refurbishment Project, Energy Probe, keeyask dam, Muskrat Falls, Nalcor, Newfoundland, site C | 1 Comment

Government’s mega utility projects spell mega-ruin

Posted on October 2, 2017 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(October 2, 2017) Government-owned utilities have a costly, longstanding habit they can’t seem to kick: megaprojects.

Posted in Utility Reform | Tagged BC Hydro, Brady Yauch, Darlington Refurbishment Project, energy, keeyask dam, manitoba hydro, megaproject, Muskrat Falls, Nalcor, Ontario electricity, site C | 1 Comment

Megaprojects like Site C bankrupt power utilities

Posted on October 2, 2017 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(October 2, 2017) The Site C dam exhibits many of the same traits afflicting other megaprojects: an undermining of the regulatory system, accounting tricks that mask the real cost of the project and an explicit guarantee of a taxpayer bailout.