Tag Archives: electricity

Electricity generation with 100% renewables is a fantasy

Posted on December 15, 2022 by Other News Sources

(December 3, 2022) Breaking down the high cost of renewables based on the data.

Posted in Costs, Energy Probe News, Renewables | Tagged Andrew Roman, electricity, IESO, renewables, solar, wind | Leave a comment

The Texas power failure and what to do about it

Posted on February 22, 2021 by Other News Sources

Unpacking the Texas power outage and how to avoid similar in future. Legal expert Andrew Roman breaks down what happened and how to increase reliability.

Posted in Costs, Energy Probe News, Fossil Fuels, Pipelines, Utility Reform | Tagged Andrew Roman, electricity, power failure, reliability, Texas | 2 Comments

How selling Hydro One really helped Ontario taxpayers

Posted on March 12, 2018 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(March 12, 2018) By selling the utility, Ontario taxpayers, in essence, locked in tomorrow’s future profits today.

Posted in Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector | Tagged Brady Yauch, electricity, electricity rates, energy, Energy Probe, Hydro One, Ontario electricity, Ontario Energy Board, privatization | 2 Comments

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

A whole new way to screw up hydro is underway in Ontario and B.C.

Posted on November 27, 2017 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(November 27, 2017) BC Hydro is following Ontario down a road where the price of electricity is political.

Posted in Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector | Tagged BC Hydro, BCUC, Brady Yauch, British Columbia, electricity, electricity rates, energy, Energy Probe, fair hydro plan, Ontario electricity, Ontario energy, Ontario Energy Board, site C | Leave a comment

Provincial finances are worse than they look as politicians hide their megaproject boondoggles

Posted on November 14, 2017 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(November 14, 2017) Political leaders are determined to bury the risk of pet megaprojects.

Posted in Utility Reform | Tagged BC Hydro, Brady Yauch, electricity, electricity rates, megaproject, Muskrat Falls, Nalcor, Ontario electricity, Ontario Energy Board, Ontario Power Generation, site C | Leave a comment

Auditor General rips into the Fair Hydro Plan

Posted on October 18, 2017 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(October 18, 2017) Ontario’s Auditor General said the Fair Hydro Plan raises rates in the long-run, contravenes the province’s accounting standards and further erodes the independence of the Ontario Energy Board.