Explaining the Electricity Sector in Ontario
◊ Updated March 2, 2019 to add financial details of the failed acquisition ◊ In a news release December 5, 2018, the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission announced that it has denied the proposed $6.7 billion acquisition of Avista by Hydro One. “The proposed transaction cannot be said to be consistent with the public interest […]
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On August 15, 2018 Ontario Premier Doug Ford proudly unveiled changes to Hydro One’s direction with a six month deadline to trim the executive compensation package. The continued fixation on Hydro One is a disturbing and no doubt intentional distraction from the real job at hand of reducing electricity rates in Ontario. Let’s break it […]
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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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In a letter to the editor on May 20th, 2018 a Hydro One customer from Kincardine commented: “Compared to Florida, Hydro One is robbing us”. Apparently Florida Power and Light only charges them $50 per month for the five months that they are there. I welcome you to have a read. The customer complains about […]
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This is my first ‘commentary’ post. A commentary from me is a mix of fact, sarcasm with a dash of dry humour. Life is too short not to have some fun with it so here we go! It has been highly publicized that the CEO of Hydro One – Mayo Schmidt – has been taking […]
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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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