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Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Refurbish Pickering Nuclear Generating Station

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I was approached some time ago about supporting the refurbishment of the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station (PNGS). While I tried to be po...
Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Fake news and professional planning

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As somebody who has observed, measured, critiqued and discussed Ontario’s electricity sector for a dozen years I feel compelled to discuss a...
Saturday, February 19, 2022

Ontario Electricity Exports: losses, benefits, and transmission charges

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In 2021 Ontario’s electricity market sold exported electricity for $1.25 billion dollars less than Ontarians paid to have it supplied. That ...
Sunday, February 13, 2022

2021 Ontario Electricity Data Summary and discussion

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Ontario’s system operator (IESO) was tardy in publishing its “ year in review ” summary - and I was content to delay mine until their’s app...
Thursday, October 28, 2021

ignore those promoting a death date for natural gas in Ontario's Electricity System

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The last contracting of a new and significant natural gas-fired generating station in Ontario happened 12 years ago. It's been 7 months ...
Monday, March 15, 2021

Ontario's electricity system has not yet passed gas

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Ontario's electricity system has not yet passed gas 1 Ontario’s electricity system includes generators fueled by natural gas. This is s...
Friday, January 8, 2021

Ontario lost a record $1.8 billion dumping excess electricity in 2020

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$1.8 billion dollars: that’s how much Ontarians lost selling electricity to neighbours in 2020 once the revenues earned from the sale are su...
Sunday, October 18, 2020

Changes: choosing Time-of-Use or Tiered billing

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The Ontario Energy Board recently announced Regulated Price Plan S (RPP) for the winter (November-April). New for this year is consumer cho...