Taxpayer Electricity Subsidies Out of Control
- Ontario’s electricity sector has struggled with rising system costs for more than a decade. Why? The crux of the problem…
Power Consumers Face Widely Varied Costs Across Provinces
- Electricity prices and pricing structures vary widely across provinces, with Alberta, Ontario and Nova…
April 23, 2019 – New federal government carbon pricing regulations for electricity generators will reduce the average carbon cost for coal plants, while decreasing incentives for cleaner wind,…
Cost-overruns at several large-scale hydro projects in Canada raise questions about the economic viability of continuing construction to completion. In “Dammed If You Do: How Sunk Costs Are…
Consumers would likely enjoy lower power bills if provincial governments welcomed more private investment in electricity utilities, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “…
Cities across Canada should sell their electricity distribution companies and invest the proceeds in critical municipal infrastructure, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Surge…