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  • Ontario cap-and-trade costs to remain hidden on home heating bills
    Mon, Dec 5: Energy Minister Glenn Thibeault says he won’t direct the Ontario Energy Board to list cap-and-trade costs on natural gas bills. Alan Carter has more on the story.
    Global News at 5:30 Toronto
    Dec 5, 2016
  • Hydro customer threatened with disconnection after missing 1 payment
    Mon, Feb 6: A Brantford, Ont. hydro customer faced disconnection after missing a single payment even though he offered to pay most of it. As Sean O’Shea reports, the threat is now the subject of an investigation by the Ontario Energy Board, which regulates the industry.
    Global News at 5:30 Toronto
    Feb 6, 2017
  • EXTENDED: Emotional Ontario senior talks about impact of having hydro cut off
    Jim Dinsmore was told everything was fine, but then Brantford Power threatened to shut off his hydro and now the Ontario Energy Board is investigating.
    Feb 6, 2017
  • PDI sale to Hydro One could close late July
    Mayor Daryl Bennett says the sale of PDI to Hydro One could be complete by the end of July. The deal has been two-years in the making and hit a snag in March 2018 when Hydro One stepped away from the talks, leaving the $105 million deal dead on the table. Then in mid-April, the...
    Jul 4, 2018
  • Doug Ford admits party doesn’t have a plan for future of Hydro One
    Doug Ford met with “protestors” outside of Hydro One’s annual general meeting and promised once again to fire CEO Mayo Schmidt and the energy giant’s board of directors amid raises given to the executive. But as Jamie Mauracher reports, he admitted the Ontario PC Party still does not have a plan for the future of...
    Global News at 5:30 Toronto
    May 15, 2018
  • PDI sold to Hydro One for $105 million
    The City of Peterborough said Wednesday it has agreed to sell Peterborough Distribution Inc. to Hydro One for $105 million. The deal requires the approval of the Ontario Energy Board.
    Aug 1, 2018
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  • Ontario hydro customers hurting badly: Energy Board
    Wed, Aug 17: Data released to Global News after requests show more Ontarians than ever are struggling to pay their electricity bills. As Sean O’Shea reports, the problem is getting worse.
    Global News at 5:30 Toronto
    Aug 17, 2016
  • Sale of Peterborough Distribution Inc. approved by Ontario Energy Board
    It’s been four years since council narrowly voted to sell PDI. On Thursday, the Ontario Energy Board approved the sale to Hydro One for $105 million.
    May 1, 2020
  • Ontario energy minister puts his trust in province’s energy board
    Tue, Dec 6: Hydro One has announced it will review over 1,400 hydro disconnections in response to a Global News investigation. However, Energy Minister Glenn Thibeault has declined to review the Ontario Energy Board, which oversees all utility companies in the province. Alan Carter explains.
    Global News at 5:30 Toronto
    Dec 6, 2016
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  • NDP opposition slams Ford government over cuts to submetering regulations
    Ontario’s opposition NDP slammed Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government Wednesday during question period for passing Bill 66 and slashing regulations it says protected consumers from ‘predatory billing.” Wyse did not respond to Global News’ request for comment to questions raised by the NDP. The company has, however, told Global News in the past that...
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    Apr 3, 2019
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