Explaining the Electricity Sector in Ontario
The Ontario Electricity sector is ripe for change as the new provincial government seeks to sort out what has been left by their predecessors. Changes are necessary as the industry is somewhat out of sync with its environment. The most obvious issues of excess generation capacity and outdated wholesale electricity market need to be addressed. […]
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Here we are, the day after the election. Voters have made their choice and we now have a PC majority, NDP opposition, Liberal decimation and the first Green Party victory in Ontario. It feels a bit like ‘Let’s Make a Deal’ and we had to choose between three doors. Behind one door is a magnificent […]
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In part 3 of this 3 part series on election promises we look at the Liberals position on the electricity sector. The Liberals The Liberals released their 2018 budget ‘A Plan for Care and Opportunity’ in late March and I will presume that it contains all of the details relevant to the election. The budget […]
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It is sometimes worthwhile to have an overview of relative electricity costs in Ontario to provide a meaningful perspective. While the information is publicly available it isn’t presented together in a single view. The Ontario Energy Board no longer posts historical relative monthly billing rates, however, The annual increases have been held to the rate […]
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Welcome to Life by Numbers! This blog is intended to inform and educate readers about the electricity sector in Ontario. It is pretty obvious from what I see in social media that it isn’t well understood. My motivation for starting this blog is the spin that politicians and social media have put on the industry […]
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