Category Archives: Utilities
Provinces agree on nuclear energy plan for small reactors to reduce emissions
REGINA — The governments of Ontario, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and Alberta have put forward a nuclear plan they say will move them toward cleaner energy. On Monday, the provinces' energy ministers agreed to a proposal for small modular reactors. The ...
Manitoba hydro rate increases could be capped, hearings reduced under new bill
WINNIPEG — Manitoba's Progressive Conservative government is making another attempt to control hydroelectric rates but it may yet again run into resistance from the Opposition New Democrats. A bill introduced in the legislature Tuesday would allow the ...
Atlantic premiers adopt wait-and-see approach on changing to permanent daylight time
HALIFAX — Atlantic Canada’s premiers are holding off on any move toward permanent daylight time until they see what neighbouring jurisdictions do. The premiers told reporters in Halifax Monday that it doesn’t make sense at this point to make the time
N.L.’s wait for Muskrat Falls power could carry on another year, consultant says
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A sharply worded new report from a consulting firm hired to monitor the long-delayed Muskrat Falls hydro project in Newfoundland and Labrador says the province's wait for power could drag on for at least another year. Pennsylvania-ba...
Alberta to reduce gasoline tax, offer $150 rebate on electricity bills
EDMONTON — Alberta plans to temporarily end its tax on gas at the pump and to rebate some electricity costs to help consumers pummelled by high energy prices. Premier Jason Kenney says the 13-cent per litre provincial tax is to be
PCs won’t cut hydro bills by 12 per cent; they’ll be lower than under Liberal plan
TORONTO — Ontario's Progressive Conservative government will not fulfil its 2018 election promise to lower electricity bills by 12 per cent. From 2018 to 2021 the average ratepayer's bill increased by 4.3 per cent and will continue to increase by two
Ontario puts $500M toward ArcelorMittal Dofasco green steel project
HAMILTON — Ontario is giving $500 million in loans and grants to ArcelorMittal Dofasco to make its steelmaking process greener. The $1.8-billion project will replace coal-fed coke ovens and blast furnaces with low-emission technology. It’s expected to ...
Feds, N.L. say Muskrat Falls financing terms are signed, as Innu Nation cries foul
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Ottawa and the Newfoundland and Labrador government have signed terms for two key pieces of a $5.2-billion financing agreement aimed at staving off a spike in provincewide electricity rates due to the beleaguered Muskrat Falls hydroe...
N.S. government kills electric utility’s bid to impose ‘net-metering’ charge on solar
HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government has scuttled a bid by the province's private electric utility to charge fees to customers who sell renewable power back to the electricity grid. Premier Tim Houston issued a statement early Wednesday saying his gov...
Iqaluit lifts precautionary boil-water advisory, bypass system still being used
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Nunavut's Health Department has lifted a precautionary boil-water advisory for the city of Iqaluit. The capital's 8,000 people had been under the advisory since Jan. 19 when the city started using a bypass system to pump water