Tag Archives: natural gas

Hydro hijinks in Ontario come to natural gas

Posted on June 8, 2018 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(June 8, 2018) Regulatory principles in Ontario’s gas sector are being eroded and the costs will start to mount for customers.

Evidence regarding an application from Ontario’s gas utilities to merge

Posted on April 12, 2018 by consumerpolicyinstitute

How does the application from Ontario’s two largest gas utilities to merge compare to other mergers from around North America? Read Energy Probe Research Foundation’s evidence submitted to the Ontario Energy Board. Continue reading →

Posted in Natural Gas Utility Regulation and Commodity Deregulation | Tagged Brady Yauch, Enbridge, Energy Probe, natural gas, OEB, Ontario Energy Board, ontario natural gas, union | Leave a comment

Ontario’s Auditor General Slams the Province’s Pending Cap and Trade Fiasco

Posted on December 2, 2016 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(December 2, 2016) Ontario’s Auditor General tells the public what’s really going to happen when the province introduces its cap and trade program. Hint: it’s not pretty.

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Don’t show customers the cost of cap and trade, Ontario Energy Board tells utilities

Posted on August 4, 2016 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(August 3, 2016) Rather than ensure the costs of Ontario’s cap and trade program are fully transparent to natural gas customers, the Ontario Energy Board has decided to lump them in with other delivery charges.

Posted in Costs, Natural Gas Utility Regulation and Commodity Deregulation | Tagged Brady Yauch, energy, Energy Probe, natural gas, Ontario Energy Board | Leave a comment

Ontario’s push for uneconomic natural gas expansion will increase bills

Posted on July 2, 2015 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(July 2, 2015) A move to expand the province’s natural gas system will result in higher bills for current and future customers.

Posted in Natural Gas, Natural Gas Utility Regulation and Commodity Deregulation, Utility Reform | Tagged Brady Yauch, natural gas, natural gas bills, Ontario, Ontario Energy Board | Leave a comment

Parker Gallant: Energy poverty in Ontario Chapter 3

Posted on March 6, 2015 by parkergallant2013

(March 6, 2015) The prior Chapter in this series finished with the disclosure that many affected by “energy poverty” were seniors living on fixed incomes wanting to spend their final years; “aging at home” but rising energy prices were making … Continue reading →

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Parker Gallant: Liberal gas plant report: keep moving folks, nothing to see here!

Posted on February 23, 2015 by parkergallant2013

(February 22, 2015) MPP Shafiq Oaadri, Chair, of the Standing Committee on Justice Policy presented the “Liberal” member’s perspective to the Legislature on “The Cancellation and Relocation of the Gas Plants and Document Retention Issues” several days ago.