Ontario Electricity Prices

• Ontario hydro prices are going up and there’s not much anyone can do about it

  Electricity rates in Ontario are set to go up starting Nov. 1. The province's COVID-19 hydro discount will also end on Oct. 31

  Economy

  Oct 30, 2020
  
• Liberals ignored green energy advice that could’ve saved Ontarians billions, lead engineer says

  Engineer who designed key components of Ontario's Green Energy Act says the Liberals ignored advice that could have saved customers billions of dollars.

  Consumer

  May 30, 2018
  
• Advertisement
• How big is Ontario’s hydro problem? And can the Liberals, NDP or PCs fix it?

  Hydro prices in Ontario have skyrocketed over the past decade. Which political party do you trust to fix the problem?

  Consumer

  May 29, 2018
• Advertisement
• Privatizing Ontario electricity companies would help lower rates: report

  The Toronto Region Board of Trade is making sweeping recommendations aimed at changing the province's troubled energy sector.

  Canada

  Nov 28, 2017
• Ontario electricity companies billed $12.4 million last year to tell customers their power could be cut off

  Global News has learned 38 hydro companies in Ontario billed customers a total of $12.4 million for the delivery of 635,000 disconnection notices and for administering their overdue accounts.

  Consumer

  Nov 14, 2017
• How can we believe the Liberals on hydro?

  When Energy Minister Glenn Thibeault was on the Scott Thompson Show last week, he didn't have a good explanation about the leaked hydro document.

  Commentary

  May 15, 2017
• Hydro One reconnects almost 20% of customers in time for the holidays

  Hydro One has reconnected nearly 200 households since launching its Winter Relief Program on Dec. 7 - roughly 20 per cent of the 1,400 Hydro One customers currently living without power.

  Consumer

  Dec 22, 2016
• Ontario utility, Westario Power, disconnects grandmother and single mom

  The Port Elgin, Ont. family of five survives on roughly $3,000 a month, and say they were cut off by Westario Power over $400 in late payments.

  Consumer

  Dec 14, 2016
• Advertisement
• After 6 months without power, Ontario family reconnected by Hydro One

  An Ontario woman who has been without power for six months says she's "amazed" she can flip a switch and turn on the lights in her home again.

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2016