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Peak Power Problems: How Ontario’s Industrial Electricity Pricing System Impacts Consumers
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Page Title: | Peak Power Problems: How Ontario’s Industrial Electricity Pricing System Impacts Consumers – C.D. Howe Institute |
Article Title: | Peak Power Problems: How Ontario’s Industrial Electricity Pricing System Impacts Consumers |
URL: | https://cdhowe.org/publication/peak-power-problems-how-ontarios-industrial-electricity-pricing-system-impacts-consumers/ |
Published Date: | June 11, 2015 |
Accessed Date: | February 15, 2025 |
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The Ontario government should scrap its peak-demand electricity-pricing program for large industrial electricity users in order to lower costs for Ontario households, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Peak Power Problems: How Ontario’s Industrial Electricity Pricing System Impacts Consumers,” author Anindya Sen suggests that this program is responsible for one-quarter of the increased costs of electricity for households.
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