In wake of billing mess, panel will 'hold us accountable, president and CEO Carm Marcello says. ...
Category: Energy and the Environment
A case made for Ontario bowing out of bad power contracts
Fraser Institute paper says the government could enact law to scrap feed-in-tariff contracts without penalty. ...
Horwath: Who’s ‘got their fingers in the pie’ of hydro utilities?
The NDP leader is demanding answers about who may want to buy into Ontario's hydro system, although the government insists it isn't selling anything. ...
Heard: Environmental group calls for neonicotinoid ban sooner than later
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Hydro One to announce panel to measure customer service
CEO Carm Marcello says utility reaching out to customers 'to make sure that our actions ... were transparent, accountable and demonstrated care.' ...
Distribution of anti-radiation pills to start amid calls for review
Community Safety Minister Yasir Naqvi says the province has begun consultations with municipalities and OPG to pass out so-called KI pills to people living near Pickering and Darlington nuclear power plants. ...
Purchase: Clark council takes a pragmatic view on assets
Columnist Bryne Purchase agrees with the rationale behind the recommendations that the LCBO and OPG not be sold off: There is no real benefit in ending the monopoly although they could be better managed. ...
Chiarelli sees ‘some merit’ in dividing OPG
Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli says the preliminary proposal to divide OPG between its nuclear and non-nuclear proposals 'probably makes sense,' as it could help increase focus on nuclear refurbishment. ...
Hattin: Nuclear refurb will ensure low prices and boost Ontario economy
Robert Hattin, chair of the Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters, endorses the proposed refurbishment of Ontario's nuclear power sector, saying we need a thoughtful, comprehensive approach that looks at the realities of ou ...
Heard: Bruce Power refurbishment seen as a major job creator
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