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Site C risks ‘death spiral’ for BC Hydro, says watchdog

Posted on February 6, 2018 by energyprbe

Consumer Policy Institute warns of big rate hikes and pressure for taxpayer bailout. Continue reading →

Posted in Energy Probe News, Hydro-Quebec-26-Labrador, Utility Reform | Tagged BC Hydro, BCUC, Brady Yauch, consumer policy institute, megaproject, site C | Leave a 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

Another megaproject pushing public utilities to the brink

Posted on October 2, 2017 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(October 2, 2017) Nalcor’s Muskrat Falls hydro project will cost more than double original estimates, is years behind schedule and will impose triple-digit rate increases on electricity customers when it starts producing power.

Posted in Utility Reform | Tagged BC Hydro, Brady Yauch, Darlington Refurbishment Project, Energy Probe, keeyask dam, Muskrat Falls, Nalcor, Newfoundland, site C | 1 Comment

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

Megaprojects like Site C bankrupt power utilities

Posted on October 2, 2017 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(October 2, 2017) The Site C dam exhibits many of the same traits afflicting other megaprojects: an undermining of the regulatory system, accounting tricks that mask the real cost of the project and an explicit guarantee of a taxpayer bailout.