electricity costs

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Ottawa making electricity more expensive for Albertans

The federal carbon tax will ultimately max out at $170 per tonne in 2030.


11:50AM
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Forced transition to wind and solar will impose real costs on Canadians

It will cost up to an estimated $37.7 billion annually for Canada to move from coal to renewables.


10:59AM
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Europe’s skyrocketing power prices underscore challenges with renewable sources

Europe’s energy crunch should serve as a cautionary tale for governments across North America with regard to the challenges of abruptly changing our energy mix by subsidizing renewable energy.


12:01PM
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Higher electricity costs disproportionality hurting southwestern Ontario
Windsor was the only city tracked by StatsCan to experience a decline in median household income.

1:56PM
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Ontario's energy woes should be a warning

Ontario has the fastest-growing electricity costs in Canada and among the highest rates in North America.


11:01AM
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Electricity consumers (you and me) pay for misguided policies that distort energy markets

Coal-fired generators have raised their prices by 1.9 cents per kilowatt hour.


12:00PM
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Taking a page from Ontario’s power-pricing playbook

Skyrocketing electricity costs led to 75,000 job losses in Ontario’s manufacturing sector from 2008 to 2015.


12:52PM
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Between 2010 and 2016, electricity costs paid by large industrial consumers rose 53 per cent in Ottawa and 46 per cent in Toronto.