Tag Archives: Energy Probe

5 reasons to oppose Ontario’s cap and trade proposal

Posted on December 11, 2015 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(December 11, 2015) Our letter to Ontario’s Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change on why a cap and trade program is a poor idea.

Posted in Climate Change, Costs, Benefits and Risks, Electricity, Utility Reform | Tagged Brady Yauch, cap and trade, carbon credits, Climate Change, electricity, Energy Probe, green energy, Ontario, Ontario electricity, renewables | 7 Comments

Top 10 takeaways from auditor general’s report on Ontario’s electricity sector

Posted on December 4, 2015 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(December 4, 2015) Ontario’s auditor general blasts the province’s dysfunctional electricity sector.

Posted in Conservation, Costs, 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, Ontario, Ontario electricity, Ontario Energy Board, Renewable Energy | 4 Comments

The Hydro One sale’s upsides

Posted on November 5, 2015 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(November 5, 2015) The sale of Hydro One offers a number of potential benefits to both ratepayers and the province.

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

Ontario’s soaring hydro bills offset conservation efforts and hurt conservers most: study

Posted on October 1, 2015 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(October 1, 2015) Soaring hydro costs are offsetting ratepayer conservation efforts and hurting conservers most, according to a new joint study by the Consumer Policy Institute and Energy Probe.

Posted in Conservation, Electricity, Reforming Ontario's Electrical Generation Sector, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector | Tagged Brady Yauch, conservation, electricity, energy, energy conservation, Energy Probe, Ontario electricity, Ontario Energy Board | Leave a comment

Privatization perks

Posted on September 23, 2015 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(September 23, 2015) The Ontario government is helping Hydro One’s unions who want a piece of the upcoming privatization.

Posted in Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector | Tagged Brady Yauch, electricity, Energy Probe, Hydro One, Ontario electricity, Ontario Energy Board, privatization | Leave a comment

Ontario still coddling the top 1% with power freebees

Posted on September 17, 2015 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(September 17, 2015) Big Business is still the biggest beneficiary of Ontario’s generous renewable energy subsidies.

Posted in Power Generation in Ontario, Reforming Ontario's Electrical Generation Sector, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Utility Reform | Tagged Brady Yauch, electricity, Energy Probe, green energy, Green Energy Act, Ontario electricity, Ontario Energy Board, Renewable Energy, renewables, wind power, wind turbines | Leave a comment

A $2.6-billion stimulus for Ontario

Posted on August 12, 2015 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(August 11, 2015) Putting money slated for conservation spending back into the pockets of consumers would give the province’s economy a much-needed boost.