Over 1200 Ontario hydro customers have defaulted on payments this year

After half a year of investigating soaring hydro rates in Ontario, Global News has a comprehensive picture of how deep Hydro One customers are digging into their wallets for electricity. As Shirlee Engel reports, the poorest rural residents in the province are shouldering the biggest energy burden.

• Thousands of Ontarians are spending 30% of their household income on electricity