Generation costs in Ontario have increased by 74 per cent in the last decade, and may grow to $13.8 billion by 2022.
renewable energy
Décembre 3, 2015
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Novembre 5, 2015
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Ontario’s approach to electricity policy has driven up prices for businesses and residents, undermining competitiveness.
Octobre 9, 2015
12:36PM
Ontario can offer some painful examples of what can happen when you abandon coal for renewables.
Août 19, 2015
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The government of Alberta has released its Climate Leadership Discussion Document, which is supposed to inform citizens about climate change and prepare them for a public opinion survey on the subject.
Juillet 24, 2015
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Last week, Canada’s premiers concluded their most recent meetings with the release of Canada’s Energy Strategy, a document that “charts a path for shaping the sustainable development of Canada’s energy future.”
Octobre 30, 2014
10:00AM
Ontario’s green energy transformation -- initiated a decade ago under then-Premier Dalton McGuinty -- is now hitting consumers.
Octobre 30, 2014
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Octobre 3, 2014
10:00AM
Since taking office in mid-September, Alberta’s new Premier Jim Prentice has talked an active game on the energy file. From the perspective of those who believe that Canada’s energy exports are vital to the country’s economic health, many of his comments seem positive. But there is one area where Mr. Prentice’s energy-policy comments are troubling.
Mai 2, 2013
2:00AM
In 2009, under the Premiership of Dalton McGuinty, the Ontario legislature passed the Ontario Green Energy Act (GEA), an Act that aimed to increase Ontarios use of renewable energy such as wind power, solar power, biofuels, and small-scale hydropower. The centerpiece of the Act is a schedule of subsidized electricity purchase contracts called Feed-in-Tariffs that provide long-term guarantees of above-market rates for power generated by those renewables.