Tag Archives: electricity rates

Fair Hydro Plan advertisements: fact check

Posted on September 29, 2017 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(September 29, 2017) The Fair Hydro Plan ads being rolled out by the province contain a number of misleading claims.

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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

Ontario’s public power failure redux

Posted on June 22, 2017 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(June 22, 2017) Ontario is repeating its failed public power experiment.

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How Queen’s Park broke Ontario’s provincial electricity sector

Posted on April 12, 2017 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(April 12, 2017) Political meddling has undermined the province’s electricity sector.

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The bad, very bad and very very bad of the NDP’s hydro fix

Posted on March 13, 2017 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(March 4, 2017) A plan by Ontario’s NDP to fix the province’s hydro crisis will only make matters worse.

Posted in Alternative Energy, Benefits and Risks, Conservation, Costs, Renewables | Tagged Brady Yauch, electricity, electricity rates, energy, Energy Probe, Hydro One, nuclear costs, Ontario, Ontario electricity, Ontario Energy Board, Ontario Power Authority, Renewable Energy, renewables | Leave a comment

The perils of a hydro rate freeze for Ontario

Posted on February 6, 2017 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(February 6, 2017) Any “relief” the province is considering for ratepayers will come at a cost.

Posted in Alternative Energy, Conservation, Reforming Ontario's Electrical Generation Sector, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Renewables | Tagged Brady Yauch, electricity rates, energy, Energy Probe, green energy, Green Energy Act, Ontario, Ontario electricity, Ontario energy, Ontario Energy Board, Renewable Energy, renewables | 2 Comments

No prizes for guessing who’s really to blame for Hydro One’s soaring rates

Posted on January 6, 2017 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(January 6, 2017) Contrary to claims from Queen’s Park, higher electricity rates haven’t been used to make the province’s grid more reliable. Now, Hydro One wants more money to do the real work of keeping the lights on.

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Lawrence Solomon: Ontario is headed for a fatal future and only ending the renewable deals can prevent it

Posted on October 31, 2016 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(October 28, 2016) If Ontario doesn’t rewrite the renewable contracts, virtually everyone in the province will suffer.

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Ontario won’t be able to reduce soaring hydro costs anytime soon, say experts

Posted on September 9, 2016 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(September 9, 2016) Don’t expect any quick fixes for Ontario’s soaring hydro rates.

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How Ontario’s 1 per cent can do its share to reduce fuel poverty

Posted on August 17, 2016 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(August 17, 2016) Ontario’s wealthiest residents can help lower electricity rates for everyone else.

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