Winter is the time for conferences in the electricity industry. The other seasons are much busier with capital projects and…
Read More >Electricity Industry Trends
The Issue with Solar Power in Ontario
Many proponents would like to see more solar power in Ontario. I am supportive of this but solar power can…
Read More >OPG Rate Increase for Nuclear Power
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) submitted their application for rates for their hydroelectric and nuclear generation to the Ontario Energy Board…
Read More >Collecting on Electricity Bills
On average in Ontario, 23% of your hydro bill is kept by the Local Distribution Company (LDC). This percentage will…
Read More >Local Distribution Company Future Capital Requirements
In October, the Minister of Energy and Mines released an Opinion Editorial that was printed by the National Post. Stephen…
Read More >Time-of-Use Global Adjustment
The Province of Ontario recently floated the idea of allowing some customers to be charged a variable global adjustment charge…
Read More >Jimmy Lai
Most readers of this blog will have heard that Jimmy Lai was recently convicted by the Government of China on…
Read More >System Planning
One aspect of our business we are always engaged in is system planning. The vast majority of this relates to…
Read More >Growth in Electricity Demand
Earlier this year, the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), released a planning forecast of a growth in demand for electricity…
Read More >PULSE and Consolidation
PULSE Last month the Minister of Energy and Mines announced the formation of a panel to review the electricity distribution…
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