[Newsbot]

Title: Hydro bills to rise as off-peak power rates jump sharply | Toronto Star
Category: Business
Posted By: saturn_656
Date: 2013-10-17 17:53:59
Canadian

[saturn_656]

Hands in my pocket...

[Jabberwalker]

That's to pay for the power plants that they didn't build that will never generate power.

[housewife]

Bloody Hydro prices just went up May 1st this year...

It's a shame flogings are out of style I'm sure we could get enough votes to flog the present government!

That land up around North Bay is looking better and beter.

[saturn_656]

housewife housewife:

That land up around North Bay is looking better and beter.

You won't get away from it there. North Bay is still in Ontario.

[housewife]

saturn_656 saturn_656:

housewife housewife:

That land up around North Bay is looking better and beter.

You won't get away from it there. North Bay is still in Ontario.

I can cut down and go all crazy prepper!! Or find out how the friend of hubbies got the solar panels for hydro he is getting 75cents KWH. You think the government FAILED math class!! They pay him 75 and charge us 12. How does that work I know I'm old and the kids tell me there is "new math" but I didn't firgure it could change that much!

[BeaverFever]

So given that hydro prices are highly subsidized and ratepayers pay only a fraction of the true cost of electricity they use, what's the alternative to raising rates.... raise taxes?

[Brenda]

BeaverFever BeaverFever:

So given that hydro prices are highly subsidized and ratepayers pay only a fraction of the true cost of electricity they use, what's the alternative to raising rates.... raise taxes?

Go Amish

[housewife]

BeaverFever BeaverFever:

So given that hydro prices are highly subsidized and ratepayers pay only a fraction of the true cost of electricity they use, what's the alternative to raising rates.... raise taxes?

or maybe not blow billions to buy a seat...

[housewife]

or they could try the truth...

a real budget would be nice too One that says things like we make X so maybe we should not spend X to the power of 42 right now. They could grow a back bone and maybe cut some of their spending. Maybe some of the pet projects they were using to buy votes in big cities come to mind...

[Xort]

BeaverFever BeaverFever:

So given that hydro prices are highly subsidized and ratepayers pay only a fraction of the true cost of electricity they use, what's the alternative to raising rates.... raise taxes?

Who is subsidizing the rates? And how much?

[saturn_656]

Or not buy renewable energy at ridiculous prices. Every time I see a rate increase it's usually used as one of the excuses.

[Jabberwalker]

Brenda Brenda:

BeaverFever BeaverFever:

So given that hydro prices are highly subsidized and ratepayers pay only a fraction of the true cost of electricity they use, what's the alternative to raising rates.... raise taxes?

Go Amish

Beat my children?

[Brenda]

[redhatmamma]

This is all thanks to McGuinty's Green Energy Act, another screw the voter act.

One of the biggest problems are the wind turbines, they produce something like 1% of the power but cost 11%. We should have a choice of meters, and a choice of taking our energy solely from hydro electric power which is cheaper.

Just another McGuinty scam.