The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) approved new, stricter consumer protections that do “not apply” to more than 325,000 hydro customers in the province. Continue reading →

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne’s approval rating has dropped to a new all-time low of just 12 per cent, according to a poll released by the Angus Reid Institute Friday. Continue reading →

Premier Kathleen Wynne was put on the hot seat over her new hydro plan today, not by reporters or opposition politicians, but by a ratepayer from Sturgeon Falls, Ont. Continue reading →

An in-depth timeline of the hydro affordability crisis across Ontario that has become the most significant political issue for the provincial Liberal party ahead of the upcoming 2018 election. Continue reading →

The Ontario Energy Board is rejecting a call from the province’s auditor general to clarify the so-called global adjustment charge on electricity bills. Continue reading →

More than one-fifth of Hydro One’s residential customers spending between 25 and 400 per cent more of their household income than an anti-poverty advocacy group recommends. Continue reading →

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. Continue reading →

Their family was living without electricity for 164 days. Now, as a result of a Global News investigation, they have power and Hydro One is reviewing over 1,400 other disconnections. Continue reading →

The number of households in need of financial assistance due to rising hydro costs is increasing dramatically year over year in one southern Ontario community, with critics saying it’s a “canary in the coal mine” signalling a worsening trend throughout the province. Continue reading →

Ontario will change the way it buys electricity so it doesn’t focus on wind, solar or any specific technology, and is looking at more flexible billing plans for hydro consumers. Continue reading →