Search

Search results

1. Natural gas plays vital role in fuelling Ontario

   Appeared in the National Post, February 2, 2021 Environmentalists are urging Toronto to join 13 other Ontario city councils that want the province to stop using natural gas for electricity generation. There’s an old saying that in a democracy, the people ...

2. How the Ford government could reduce home hydro bills by 24 per cent

   Appeared in the Financial Post, October 4, 2018 Seemingly, the Ford government wants to repair Ontario’s electricity market. It recently moved to scrap the Green Energy Act and reportedly plans to eliminate or alter the so-called Fair Hydro Plan. While ...

3. Electricity Reform in Ontario: Getting Power Prices Down

   Ontario’s implementation of the Green Energy Act (GEA) has resulted in high electricity costs across the province. The centerpiece of the act includes a schedule of subsidized electricity purchase contracts called Feed-in-Tariffs (FITs), that provide long ...

4. Understanding the Changes in Ontario's Electricity Markets and Their Effects

   Energy consumption is a driver of economic growth. Policymakers in Ontario have made poor policy decisions, resulting in rising electricity costs, lower employment, and lower competitiveness, while achieving minimal environmental benefits. This ...

5. Ontario’s manufacturing sector falling behind other provinces, U.S. states

   The manufacturing sector in Ontario, as in other industrialized economies, has faced many challenges over the past few decades as a result of rising competition from emerging markets. There has been a dramatic global shift in production ...

6. Ontario electricity rates for industry among highest in North America

   Appeared in the Waterloo Region Record, November 9, 2017 Ontario manufacturers are feeling the pinch from high electricity prices. But how high are the province’s industrial electricity rates relative to other jurisdictions? Before we answer that question ...

7. Rising electricity costs kill 75,000 manufacturing jobs in Ontario

   Appeared in the Financial Post, October 17, 2017 In the 1990s and into the 2000s, Ontario was a low-electricity cost jurisdiction. This was a competitive advantage for the province, helping attract business and foster economic growth. Of course, in recent ...

8. Rising Electricity Costs and Declining Employment in Ontario’s Manufacturing Sector

   Ontario used to be a jurisdiction with low electricity costs. This was a competitive advantage, helping to attract and keep business and foster economic growth. Recently, however, largely as a result of the Green Energy Act and its induced inefficiencies, ...

9. Ontarians need real reforms that will actually reduce electricity prices

   Those smart thermostats won't be free—taxpayers will foot the bill. ...

10. Ontario environmental policy—excessive costs, little environmental benefits

    In a recent news release, the government of Ontario recognized “outstanding achievements in environmental protection” by announcing the recipients of the 2016 Minister’s Award for Environmental Excellence. Since 2011, the award has been ...