October 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.
September 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.
September 11, 2010
The Windsor Star
It’s easy to get lost in the numbers when you talk about hydro rates in Ontario. When you factor in kilowatt hours, two-tiered billing, time-of-use pricing, delivery fees and a host of other charges, it seems impossible to figure out how much electricity one actually uses. A cynical person might suggest that was intentional.
September 15, 2010
The Star.com
Higher prices for electricity in peak daytime hours can’t be ruled out as Ontario moves to reduce rates for late evenings and overnight, says Premier Dalton McGuinty.
“I’m not going to get into that because I’m not the expert,” McGuinty said Wednesday, under pressure from opposition parties asking if his vow to shrink off-peak rates would push other rates up.
September 13, 2010
The National Post
The world’s energy leaders, along with thousands of people working in the energy sector, are gathered in Montreal for the World Energy Congress, which runs to Sept. 16. The event is hosted by the London-based World Energy Council. Stephane Bertrand, executive director of the World Energy Congress Montreal 2010, answers some questions about the event and its goals:
August 31, 2010
The Ottawa Citizen
Ottawans now pay 17.7% more for electricity than in April; more big increases are coming
If Ontarians want a clean and reliable supply of electricity, they’re going to have to pay for it, says the province’s minister of energy. “We recognize that energy rates are on the increase,” Brad Duguid said in an exclusive interview with The Citizen.
August 24, 2010
The Globe and Mail
Last week, we received the highest energy bill we’ve ever had. It has been a hot summer and we have, admittedly, been running our air conditioner non-stop. (I feel no eco-guilt for this indulgence, given that I am eight months pregnant this August and seem to be operating a good five degrees above the average adult core body temperature.) But that’s not the only reason our energy costs have jumped. Time-of-use billing has gone into effect in our north Toronto neighbourhood.
August 23, 2010
The Toronto Star
Ontario’s electricity supply is the healthiest it has been in a decade, says the province’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO).
In fact, at times in the coming months the power system will produce more power than the province can use.
August 22, 2010
The Ottawa Citizen
Electricity prices in Ontario are “going up like a rocket,” fuelled in part by the Ontario government’s Green Energy Act, says a longtime observer of the province’s energy scene.
August 6, 2010
The Toronto Star
For close to a century, cheap electric power was the cornerstone of Ontario’s industrial policy.
No more, says Adam White.
White is no disinterested observer. As head of the Association of Major Power Consumers of Ontario, or AMPCO, he’s a lobbyist for big manufacturing, mining and forest products firms.
