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

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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