Ontario Electricity

• Ontario explores possibility of new, large scale nuclear plants

  Ontario is exploring the possibility of building new, large-scale nuclear plants in order to meet increasing demand for electricity and phase out natural gas generation.

  Canada

  Feb 23
  
• Ontario plunging into energy storage as electricity supply crunch looms

  Ontario is staring down an electricity supply crunch and amid a rush to secure more power, it is plunging into the world of energy storage.

  Canada

  Dec 26, 2022
  
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• Ontario electricity subsidies fail to reduce root-cause of high prices, AG says

  The province’s auditor general found that various tax-based subsidy programs to lower electricity bills in Ontario have not addressed high prices, instead masking them.

  Economy

  Nov 30, 2022
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• Ontario’s electricity sector will need more natural gas generation: report

  Ontario's electricity system operator says an expected surge in demand meaning the province will need some new natural gas generation in order to avoid rotating blackouts.

  Canada

  Oct 7, 2022
• Ontario planning to keep Pickering nuclear power station open until 2026

  Ontario's long-term energy planning had assumed Pickering would close in a phased shut-down beginning in 2024.

  Politics

  Sep 29, 2022
• Ontario seeks new electricity generation as demand rises, nuclear plant to be retired

  It means that for at least the next two decades, greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity sector are set to increase.

  Environment

  Jul 17, 2022
• Ontario looking into lower price plan for overnight electricity use

  Ontario is looking into offering a lower price plan for overnight electricity use, a move Minister Todd Smith said would help spur electric vehicle adoption.

  Canada

  Feb 9, 2022
• Ontario announces off-peak electricity rates for residents, small businesses starting Jan. 18

  Rates for small businesses and residential customers in Ontario would switch to off-peak starting Jan. 18 at 12:01 a.m. — all day — for 21 days to offset COVID restrictions.

  Health

  Jan 7, 2022
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• Ontario to require electricity, natural gas utility companies to give customers their data

  Todd Smith announced Monday that the province will require nearly all regulated Ontario electricity and natural gas utilities to enact the Green Button standard in 24 months.

  Consumer

  Nov 1, 2021
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• Phasing out gas generation by 2030 would lead to blackouts, higher bills in Ontario: IESO

  The Independent Electricity System Operator examined the idea after 31 municipal councils in the province called for the move by the end of the decade.

  Canada

  Oct 7, 2021