‘News’

Modify key electricity rates: report

Sourced News article - News, Ontario Electricity

December 16, 2010
CBC News

A report for the Ontario Energy Board recommends big changes in peak and off-peak electricity prices in the province.Ontario residents who are on smart meters pay different rates for their electricity, depending on the time of day

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Ontarians are more worried by cost of energy

Sourced News article - News, Ontario Electricity

December 15, 2010
The Ottawa Citizen

Even before skyrocketing electricity rates became a hot-button issue, Ontarians were significantly more concerned about the prices they were paying for energy than other Canadians were

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Bright lights and clean air for Ontario

Sourced News article - News, Ontario Electricity

December 7, 2010
The Star

In 2003, Ontario’s electricity system was dangerously close to failure.

How did this happen?

Very simply, for years supply was going down while demand for electricity kept going up. During the previous eight years, as old equipment was shut down, Ontario lost 1,800 megawatts in generation. That’s the equivalent of Niagara Falls running dry.

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46% Increase in Electricity- Ontario Government offers 10% Rebate

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November 24, 2010
Various News Agencies

Electricity prices to rise by 46% over the next five years. All homeowners will get a 10% rebate on their electricity even with they sign up with Summitt! Click on the article links below for more information.

Hydro bill higher? Blame your old meter, gov’t says

Sourced News article - News, Ontario Electricity

November 15, 2010
CTV News

If electricity bills are up for homeowners with smart meters it might be the old meter’s fault — at least that’s what the Liberal government is saying.

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Expect a 46% hydro rate hike

Sourced News article - News, Ontario Electricity

November 1, 2010
The Toronto Sun

Residential electricity prices will rise by 46% over the next five years, but be offset by a new 10% hydro benefit, the McGuinty government says.

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Energy rates almost double 2003 levels

Sourced News article - News, Ontario Electricity

November 15, 2010
The National Post

Scores of hydro customers in Ontario may have been using faulty electricity meters, which could explain the spike in their electricity bills, Energy Minister Brad Duguid said on Monday
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Natural gas bears beware

Sourced News article - B.C. Gas, News, Ontario Gas

November 8, 2010
The Financial Post

Despite what has been one of the strongest years on record for U.S. natural gas demand, prices remain stubbornly weak. The supply-demand gap has failed to narrow as a result of the lack of production discipline.

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Electric rates will soar for five years, manufacturers say

Sourced News article - News, Ontario Electricity

September 1, 2010
The Star

If you don’t like this year’s jolt in electricity powers, too bad. It will only get worse, says an analysis prepared for the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters.

The report by Aegent Energy Advisors says consumers can expect to see their power bills grow by 6.7 to 8 per cent annually for the next five years.

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Green energy dividends

Sourced News article - B.C. Gas, Green, News, Ontario Electricity, Ontario Gas

November 3, 2010
The Windsor Star

In a recent speech to the Ontario Energy Association, Ontario Progressive Conservative Party Leader Tim Hudak stated that “(we) cannot continue to pursue green energy policies that unnecessarily drive up the cost for consumers and have punitive results on our broader economy.”

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