<time datetime="2021-06-15T00:00:01-04:00">June 15, 2021</time>

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…
<time datetime="2020-10-29T00:01:00-04:00">October 29, 2020</time>

Power Consumers Face Widely Varied Costs Across Provinces

  • Electricity prices and pricing structures vary widely across provinces, with Alberta, Ontario and Nova…
<time datetime="2019-04-23T00:01:00-04:00">April 23, 2019</time>

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,…

<time datetime="2019-01-17T00:00:05-05:00">January 17, 2019</time>

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…

<time datetime="2017-06-27T00:13:51-04:00">June 27, 2017</time>

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 “…

<time datetime="2017-04-19T00:10:12-04:00">April 19, 2017</time>

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…

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