Explaining the Electricity Sector in Ontario
Our fascination with the Sun goes back beyond recorded history. It can be the giver of life or the inflictor of great human suffering. Since the discovery of the sun’s photovoltaic (PV) effect in 1839 we have embarked on a quest to extract an ever-increasing amount of electrical energy from sunlight. There has been significant […]
Continue Reading
The Ontario Electricity sector is ripe for change as the new provincial government seeks to sort out what has been left by their predecessors. Changes are necessary as the industry is somewhat out of sync with its environment. The most obvious issues of excess generation capacity and outdated wholesale electricity market need to be addressed. […]
Continue Reading
The PC government is preparing to repeal the Green Energy Act in Ontario In a news release on Thursday, September 20, 2018 the government announced it has introduced Bill 34, legislation to repeal the Green Energy Act. There is nothing newsworthy in the announcement since there are no investments planned in green energy left following […]
Continue Reading
We are about a week away from the election and the mudslinging has ramped-up between the three main political parties. It is difficult to weed through the distractions generated during the debates so I put together some additional notes with supporting facts. The Progressive Conservatives The PC party has successfully dodged the bullet and will […]
Continue Reading
In part 3 of this 3 part series on election promises we look at the Liberals position on the electricity sector. The Liberals The Liberals released their 2018 budget ‘A Plan for Care and Opportunity’ in late March and I will presume that it contains all of the details relevant to the election. The budget […]
Continue Reading
It is sometimes worthwhile to have an overview of relative electricity costs in Ontario to provide a meaningful perspective. While the information is publicly available it isn’t presented together in a single view. The Ontario Energy Board no longer posts historical relative monthly billing rates, however, The annual increases have been held to the rate […]
Continue Reading
Welcome to Life by Numbers! This blog is intended to inform and educate readers about the electricity sector in Ontario. It is pretty obvious from what I see in social media that it isn’t well understood. My motivation for starting this blog is the spin that politicians and social media have put on the industry […]
Continue Reading