The higher carbon tax will cost Ontario more than 86,000 jobs and cause the province’s economy to contract by 1.9 per cent.
electricity
July 12, 2019
1:56PM
Ontario has the fastest-growing electricity costs in Canada and among the highest rates in North America.
March 26, 2019
12:00PM
Skyrocketing electricity costs led to 75,000 job losses in Ontario’s manufacturing sector from 2008 to 2015.
January 31, 2018
4:29AM
Bitcoin mining is a computer process that consumes a considerable amount of power.
August 29, 2017
5:00AM
New report examines the U.S. electricity grid.
April 12, 2016
9:00AM
One Ontario government agency—the Independent Electricity System Operator—plans to spend $3.1 billion for conservation programs through 2020.
April 25, 2015
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BC Hydro’s planned project for a hydroelectric dam on the Peace River—known as the Site C dam—is proving to be controversial, with some industry groups panning the plan while touting renewable energy sources such as wind.
November 6, 2014
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The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has released its latest “Synthesis Report” drawing together the findings of the most recent three-volume set of the Fifth Assessment Report.