Ontario Hydro Costs

• Ontario Liberals say hydro bills will increase by 43% over next decade

  Ontario Liberals new energy plan says hydro bills will rise by 43 per cent over the next decade. But this is less than earlier estimates, the government says.

  Consumer

  Oct 26, 2017
  
• Customers could pay steep price for Ontario’s hydro plan, auditor warns

  Ontario's Auditor General warns electricity customers could face much higher electricity costs as a result of government's Fair Hydro Plan.

  Consumer

  Oct 17, 2017
  
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• Remainder of Ontario hydro bill cuts set for July 1

  Some of the cuts came into effect May 1, but as of next month bills will be 25 per cent lower than last year, on average, including an eight-per-cent cut that took effect in January.

  Politics

  Jun 22, 2017
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• Energy costs for Ontario arena thousands more than rink in New York

  Keeping the ice from melting in your local arena is a lot more expensive in Ontario than across the border in the state of New York.

  Jan 31, 2017
• Justin Trudeau confronted by emotional Ontario woman upset over cost of hydro bill

  Justin Trudeau was confronted by the tearful pleas of an Ontario woman upset about the cost of her hydro bill during a town hall forum in Peterborough, Ontario.

  Politics

  Jan 13, 2017
• Ontario hydro crisis: Global’s investigation helped spur Wynne government into action

  Global News' ongoing investigation has detailed the province’s mounting hydro crisis and how it’s squeezing the already overstretched pocket books of residents and businesses.

  Canada

  Dec 23, 2016
• Ontario premier reflects on hydro, road tolls and cap-and-trade ahead of 2018 election

  Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne sat down with Global News for a year-end interview and discussed some of the biggest issues facing her party in the coming year including hydro, road tolls and cap-and-trade costs as the Liberals prepare for a contentious provincial election in 2018.

  Canada

  Dec 19, 2016
• Ontario singer targets hydro system, rates in new comedic music video

  After years of increasing electricity rates, a Stirling, Ont. resident recently released a comedic music video targeting the province's hydro system that appears to be resonating with many on Facebook.

  Politics

  Oct 2, 2016
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• Amherst Island residents hope hydro rate uproar will pressure gov’t to rethink wind project

  Residents fighting a wind turbine project have renewed hope that anger over soaring rural electricity prices will force the Ontario government to rethink a renewable energy development.

  Canada

  Sep 26, 2016
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• Angry rural Ontario hydro customers stage protest over rising costs

  Rural Ontarians say they're increasingly facing a stark choice between putting food on their tables or paying their hydro electric bills.

  Consumer

  Sep 24, 2016