Kevin O'Leary can't just get enough of correspondence with the Ontario government. ...
Category: Energy and the Environment
Reforming Ontario’s electricity market could shave $3 billion off hydro bills: study
Consumers would be the biggest beneficiaries of shaking up Ontario's 15-year-old electricity market, the IESO has found. ...
CUPE, energy ministry fire barbs over Hydro One misfeasance suit
The government is accusing CUPE of abusing the court process while union accuses the government of stalling. ...
Supreme Court denies Ontario appeal of $179-million legal loss over power contracts
The Supreme Court said on Jan. 19 that it had dismissed, with costs, the Ontario Electricity Financial Corporation’s (OEFC) application for an appeal. ...
Purchase: Ontario’s Long-term Energy Plan at odds with climate goals
Columnist Bryne Purchase does a Q&A with an energy expert on Ontario's plan to reduce carbon emissions and its outlook for the electricity sector. ...
Ontario scores money-saving contracts with power-plant owners – who don’t have to produce electricity
The Ontario government is claiming "a win" after signing new contracts with gas plant operators that will supposedly save $53 million over two years. ...
Retirees fight Ontario’s hydro problems with online campaign
Two women from Bancroft have set up a website to help homeowners sort out their high hydro bills. ...
Labour leader seeks more help for workers in ‘carbon-intensive industries’
The government says it will use cap-and-trade money to retrain workers, but the head of Ontario's biggest labour group is asking for more. ...
Op-ed: Air is cleaner, Ontarians healthier since Ontario shut down coal
The head of the Asthma Society of Canada says that "Ontario is indisputably a healthier place to live, work and play since coal was phased out." ...
How could Kathleen Wynne actually cut hydro costs?
QP Briefing has a few possible ways Premier Kathleen Wynne could try to reduce electricity costs for Ontarians. ...