Tag Archives: manitoba hydro

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

How megaprojects bankrupt public power utilities and leave regulators in the dark: report

Posted on September 6, 2017 by consumerpolicyinstitute

Government-owned power utilities across Canada are pushing ahead with multi-billion dollar megaprojects, while undermining the regulators put in place to protect consumers from such reckless behaviour, according to a new analysis from the Consumer Policy Institute. Continue reading →

Posted in Energy Probe News, Hydro Quebec & Labrador, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Nuclear Economics, Nuclear Power, Power Generation in Ontario, Reforming Ontario's Electrical Generation Sector, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Utility Reform | Tagged BC Hydro, Brady Yauch, consumer policy institute, Darlington Refurbishment Project, Energy Probe, Green Energy Act, hydro rates, keeyask dam, manitoba hydro, megaproject | 1 Comment

Ratepayers on the hook for Hydro

Posted on December 23, 2015 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(December 23, 2015) Manitoba Hydro is embarking on a record-breaking spending spree that will saddle Manitobans with decades of above-inflation rate increases.