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Tag Archives: electricity
Queen’s Park further weakens OEB oversight
(June 3, 2015) Queen’s Park is, once again, undermining the Ontario’s energy regulator.
Hydro Ottawa latest distributor to say customers are fine with higher rates
(May 26, 2015) Hydro Ottawa is telling the Ontario Energy Board that its customers support its rate hike proposal.
A broken electricity system, not a Hydro One sale, the real risk to ratepayers
(May 20, 2015) Privatizing Hydro One won’t be bad for ratepayers, but a lack of reform in the province’s electricity sector will be.
Posted in Conservation, Electricity, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Utility Reform
Tagged Brady Yauch, electricity, electricity rates, Energy Probe, Ontario electricity, Ontario Energy Board, Ontario Power Authority, privatization
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How utilities are trying to con customers and regulators into higher rates
(May 11, 2015) Ontario’s electricity distributors are doing whatever it takes to hike rates.
Parker Gallant: The Chiarelli charade
Reading an April 27 interview in the Almaguin News with Ontario’s Energy Minister, Bob Chiarelli, gives one the impression that he resides in a state of mind the rest of Ontario’s residents don’t understand. Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Conservation, Electricity
Tagged Climate Change, electricity, electricity rates, Hydro One, Ontario Energy Board, Parker Gallant
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Higher hydro bills to pay for high hydro bills
(March 27, 2015) Ontario’s Ministry of Energy is hiking hydro bills on all ratepayers in an effort to stop already high hydro bills. Make sense?
Posted in Costs, Electricity, Reforming Ontario's Electrical Generation Sector, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Utility Reform
Tagged Brady Yauch, electricity, electricity rates, energy, Energy Probe, green energy, Ontario electricity, Ontario Energy Board, Ontario Power Authority
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Customer rights get powered up in privatized electricity systems
(March 13, 2015) Customers with private electricity distributors are better protected from blackouts and other disruptions.
Parker Gallant: Hydro One, blessed by the Ontario Energy Board
(March 12, 2015) Wow, another great day for Hydro One and another chance to sock it to Ontario’s ratepayers. The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) issued their ruling late today (March 12, 2015) on the Hydro One rate application and pretty … Continue reading
Parker Gallant: Energy poverty in Ontario Chapter 1
(March 1, 2015) The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) annually puts out a consumer chart with the questions/issues most often asked about.
Posted in Climate Change, Conservation, Consumer Health, Costs, Costs, Benefits and Risks, Electricity, Power Generation in Ontario, Reforming Ontario's Electrical Generation Sector, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Renewables
Tagged Climate Change, electricity, Global Warming, green energy, Ontario electricity, Ontario Energy Board, Ontario Power Authority, Parker Gallant, subsidies
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Renewable energy not walking the talk on competitiveness
(February 23, 2015) When subsidies are cut, renewable energy investment largely disappears.
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