Hydro bill higher? Blame your old meter, gov’t says
Sourced News article - News, Ontario ElectricityNovember 15, 2010
CTV News
‘Ontario Electricity’
Expect a 46% hydro rate hike
Sourced News article - News, Ontario ElectricityNovember 1, 2010
The Toronto Sun
Energy rates almost double 2003 levels
Sourced News article - News, Ontario ElectricityNovember 15, 2010
The National Post
Electric rates will soar for five years, manufacturers say
Sourced News article - News, Ontario ElectricitySeptember 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.
Green energy dividends
Sourced News article - B.C. Gas, Green, News, Ontario Electricity, Ontario GasNovember 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."
Economist charts new oil realities
Sourced News article - B.C. Gas, News, Ontario Electricity, Ontario GasOctober 25, 2010
Winnipeg Free Press
JEFF Rubin says he believes that regardless of the scientific debate about how much oil might be left in the ground, its price will continue to escalate -- maybe even back to $100-plus per barrel level in a matter of weeks.
Hudak vows flat-rate option for electricity
Sourced News article - News, Ontario ElectricityOctober 14, 2010
The Star.com
Ontario residents should be able to choose flat rate electricity prices from their local utility, instead of being forced to pay time of use rates, says Conservative leader Tim Hudak.
But energy minister Brad Duguid said Hudak’s energy proposals are unworkable, and would drag the province back into the past.
When it comes to power in Ontario, we’re in the dark
Sourced News article - News, Ontario ElectricityOctober 12, 2010
The Globe and Mail
What could bring down Ontario’s Liberals? It’s not e-Health, a routine case of consultants run amok that ended with everyone being fired. It’s not even the hated HST, a huge tax increase that citizens have choked down in the line of duty with scarcely a whimper. No, it’s their power bills.
Brits to pay $3200 per year for power bill. Ontarians take note
Sourced News article - News, Ontario ElectricityOctober 6, 2010
The Financial Post
With Ontario power utilities asking for rate hikes approaching 20% — this on top of outsized rate hikes in previous years – the press and the public has been asking for the cause of the rate hikes.
Energy burden to be borne by all: Premier
Sourced News article - News, Ontario ElectricitySeptember 28, 2010
The Windsor Star
Consumers and businesses will have to help shoulder the costs of a cleaner, greener energy grid, Dalton McGuinty said Monday, as he came under fire from opposition parties over rising hydro prices in Ontario. Assailed by New Democrats and Conservatives, the premier said higher home electricity bills are the result of more responsible planning.
