Local Distribution Company Future Capital Requirements

January 7, 2026

In October, the Minister of Energy and Mines released an Opinion Editorial that was printed by the National Post.  Stephen…

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Time-of-Use Global Adjustment

December 23, 2025

The Province of Ontario recently floated the idea of allowing some customers to be charged a variable global adjustment charge…

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Jimmy Lai

December 18, 2025

Most readers of this blog will have heard that Jimmy Lai was recently convicted by the Government of China on…

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System Planning

December 10, 2025

One aspect of our business we are always engaged in is system planning.  The vast majority of this relates to…

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Growth in Electricity Demand

December 3, 2025

Earlier this year, the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), released a planning forecast of a growth in demand for electricity…

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PULSE and Consolidation

November 20, 2025

PULSE Last month the Minister of Energy and Mines announced the formation of a panel to review the electricity distribution…

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Electricity Subsidy: Pros and Cons

November 5, 2025

On October 17, 2025 the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) released the Regulated Price Plan (RPP) prices for the year starting…

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OEB Business Plan

October 15, 2025

Most of my career I have been a finance guy at various businesses.  As such, part of my job has…

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Missed Opportunities in Ontario

October 8, 2025

I am a believer in the value of markets.  They bring innovation and cost management skills that no government run…

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Canada Post on Strike…Again

October 1, 2025

As we all know, change is continuous.  What is standard one day (horse-drawn buggies, rotary phones, fax machines, VCRs, Walkmans)…

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