Tag Archives: Ontario electricity

Hydro One CEO salary peanuts compared to overspending and waste in electricity sector

Posted on April 25, 2018 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(April 25, 2018) So, you want to be Ontario’s next Premier and you’re looking to lower hydro bills? Here’s where you should be looking.

Posted in Power Generation in Ontario | Tagged Brady Yauch, Darlington Refurbishment Project, electricity rates, energy, Energy Probe, fair hydro plan, Hydro One, Ontario, Ontario electricity, Ontario energy, Ontario Energy Board, Ontario Power Generation Inc. (OPG), OPG | 2 Comments

How selling Hydro One really helped Ontario taxpayers

Posted on March 12, 2018 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(March 12, 2018) By selling the utility, Ontario taxpayers, in essence, locked in tomorrow’s future profits today.

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

Top ten takeaways from the OEB’s decision on OPG’s rate application

Posted on January 3, 2018 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(January 3, 2018) The OEB has issued its decision on OPG’s multi-billion dollar, five-year rate application. Here’s what you need to know.

Posted in Power Generation in Ontario, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Utility Reform | Tagged Brady Yauch, Darlington Refurbishment Project, electricity rates, Energy Probe, nuclear costs, Ontario electricity, Ontario Energy Board, Ontario Power Generation Inc. (OPG), OPG, Pickering, Pickering Nuclear Generating Station | 1 Comment

The bad, very bad and very very bad of the Ontario PC energy plan

Posted on November 28, 2017 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(November 28, 2017) The Ontario PC’s energy plan doubles down on a couple of poor policies.

Posted in Costs, Nuclear Power, Power Generation in Ontario, Reforming Ontario's Electrical Generation Sector, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Renewables, Utility Reform | Tagged Brady Yauch, conservation, Darlington Refurbishment Project, electricity, electricity rates, energy, Energy Probe, fair hydro plan, Hydro One, Ontario, Ontario electricity, Ontario Energy Board, Pickering | 1 Comment

A whole new way to screw up hydro is underway in Ontario and B.C.

Posted on November 27, 2017 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(November 27, 2017) BC Hydro is following Ontario down a road where the price of electricity is political.

Posted in Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector | Tagged BC Hydro, BCUC, Brady Yauch, British Columbia, electricity, electricity rates, energy, Energy Probe, fair hydro plan, Ontario electricity, Ontario energy, Ontario Energy Board, site C | Leave a comment

Provincial finances are worse than they look as politicians hide their megaproject boondoggles

Posted on November 14, 2017 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(November 14, 2017) Political leaders are determined to bury the risk of pet megaprojects.

Posted in Utility Reform | Tagged BC Hydro, Brady Yauch, electricity, electricity rates, megaproject, Muskrat Falls, Nalcor, Ontario electricity, Ontario Energy Board, Ontario Power Generation, site C | Leave a comment

It’s the end of energy regulation in Ontario as we know it

Posted on November 9, 2017 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(November 9, 2017) The price consumers pay for power is now a political decision, rather than an economic one.

Posted in Power Generation in Ontario, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector | Tagged Brady Yauch, electricity rates, energy, Energy Probe, fair hydro plan, Hydro One, Ontario, Ontario electricity, Ontario Energy Board, Ontario Power Generation | 1 Comment

Auditor General rips into the Fair Hydro Plan

Posted on October 18, 2017 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(October 18, 2017) Ontario’s Auditor General said the Fair Hydro Plan raises rates in the long-run, contravenes the province’s accounting standards and further erodes the independence of the Ontario Energy Board.

Posted in Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector | Tagged Brady Yauch, electricity, electricity rates, Energy Probe, fair hydro plan, Ontario, Ontario electricity, Ontario Energy Board | Leave a comment

Key project at Darlington nuclear facility hundreds of millions over budget, delayed

Posted on October 18, 2017 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(October 16, 2017) A Global News investigation has uncovered a single component of the Darlington nuclear project could cost half a billion dollars, four-times initial estimates. Auditors say project “plagued” by problems.