FortisBC to eliminate two-tiered electrical billing rate
Power and gas company receives approval to eliminate its two-tier residential rate for electricty, but elimination process will take five years. Continue reading
Electricity
BC Hydro rate hike approved, bills to climb on April 1
By Simon Little Online Journalist
Rates will climb by 6.85 per cent, however, thanks to another change, customers will only see their bills rise by 1.76 per cent on April 1. Continue reading
Brantford Power warning residents of telephone scam
The company says the scam involves a caller demanding immediate account payment within 30 minutes and threatening disconnection of power service. Continue reading
B.C. Hydro rates set to go up 8.1 per cent over the next five years
By Richard Zussman Online Journalist based at B.C. Legislature
The B.C. Government will be handing over more power to regulate BC Hydro to the B.C. Utilities Commission (BCUC). Continue reading
BC Hydro says energy consumption way up during the current cold spell
By Gord Macdonald News Anchor
BC Hydro is forecasting peak hourly demands that could reach 10,000 megawatts, just shy of the record set on Jan. 3, 2017. Continue reading
British Columbians use enough extra power on Super Bowl Sunday to cook 2.4 million pizzas
By Simon Little Online Journalist
BC Hydro says pre-game snack preparation drives B.C. power usage up by about eight per cent every Super Bowl Sunday. Continue reading
Manitoba sets all-time record for electricity use
The extreme winter weather has resulted in an all-time record in the province for energy use, says Manitoba Hydro. The previous record was set in January of 2017. Continue reading
Power, water slowly being restored to Toronto highrise after 3-day outage
Jessop warned residents to not plug electrical appliances back in at once, or turn all devices on at the same time, because that could force a setback in the process. Continue reading
Peterborough’s new council makes no move to scrap PDI sale to Hydro One
By Jesse Thomas Videographer
After Monday night’s general committee meeting saw a report and update on the state of the sale, not one councillor or the mayor pushed for a motion to kill the deal. Continue reading
NB Power encourages energy conservation ahead of potential rate hike
By Morganne Campbell Digital Broadcast Journalist
NB Power has filed a rate application that would see a 2.9 per cent rate increase for residential customers. Continue reading