The costs of rare materials needed to create wind turbines and solar panels have risen steadily.
electricity
March 25, 2021
9:28AM
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.
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
6:00AM
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.