“Building owners/managers must first understand how much energy and water is being used in order to identify where improvements can be made,” states a proposed regulation posted last week. ...
Category: Energy and the Environment
No government amendments planned for energy planning bill
Bill 135, the Energy Statute Law Amendment Act, was back before the general government committee on Monday for clause-by-clause review. ...
Government’s power-hungry energy planning bill takes criticism at committee stage
Bill 135 would allow the government to essentially boss around the IESO and OEB, the province’s administrator and regulator, respectively, of the electricity system. ...
Climate change minister says cap-and-trade fuel costs will be a ‘wash’ with new programs
“Is this going to be a big noticeable change? No. Are we concerned about it? Yes,” says Environment and Climate Change Minister Glen Murray. ...
Wynne: Applications for $200M natural gas loan program to be accepted by year’s end
Meanwhile, the Ontario Energy Board is preparing to hold a hearing on possible ways the costs of expanding natural gas service could be recouped. ...
Energy firms prepare for cap-and-trade hikes on heating bills, gasoline prices
Projections show that under cap-and-trade, the added household cost for natural gas would reach $450 a year by 2030 - plus another $405 to paid at gasoline pumps. ...
Ontario targeting air standards for steel and chemical industries
The new technical standards are designed to recognize that some emissions controls aren't yet economically or technically possible for some facilities to meet. ...
Hydro One profit slumps as revenue hit by warm weather
First results as a publicly traded company hit by balmy winter, and lower demand for power; CEO says the utility not ready to jump into acquisitions as it seeks to become 'a performance-focused commercial organization.' ...
Electricity customers proposed to help pay for transmission line, grid hook-up for remote First Nations
A proposed regulatory amendment would permit money collected from all Ontario consumers under the “Rural or Remote Electricity Rate Protection” portion of their hydro bills to be put towards cost of connecting communitie ...
TransCanada share of Bruce Power refurb is $6.5 billion
Energy giant TransCanada will face a $6.5-billion capital bill for the refurbishment of six nuclear reactors at the Bruce Power station over the next two decades, after raising its stake in the nuclear operator to 48.5 p ...
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