tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926580.post950089668185404579..comments2023-04-09T05:19:21.662-04:00Comments on Canadian Blue Lemons: Anti-Fossilistas are Pro-PovertyLemonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09958806770271996092noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926580.post-79789991210886697752014-09-28T11:29:19.934-04:002014-09-28T11:29:19.934-04:00No prob - it's fair comment - and I posted som...No prob - it's fair comment - and I posted something from memory - but it's an op piece not a news one.Lemonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09958806770271996092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926580.post-46709740910647238982014-09-28T11:18:55.756-04:002014-09-28T11:18:55.756-04:00My apologies. Not asking you to dig on my account....My apologies. Not asking you to dig on my account. Just thinking aloud. So to speak.Anon1152https://www.blogger.com/profile/04904955680638696334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926580.post-14670821088204412872014-09-28T10:51:48.690-04:002014-09-28T10:51:48.690-04:00Not gonna do a lot of digging for an anonymous com...Not gonna do a lot of digging for an anonymous commenter. Not salient to the story anyway.Lemonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09958806770271996092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926580.post-76621562249416794332014-09-28T10:38:08.292-04:002014-09-28T10:38:08.292-04:00Hm. One would expect the teenager to drastically i...Hm. One would expect the teenager to drastically increase electricity usage (given how many devices they seem to be plugged into all the time these days).<br /><br />I know that electricity prices in Ontario have increased significantly in recent years. Nearly doubling over the last 10 years or so.*<br /><br />But that kind of jump over one year seems particularly crazy. It might be worth it to take your bills and ask the power company some questions. Maybe something else is going on.<br /><br />I don't know who provides your power, but Hydro One's website** says that over the last year rates for electricity during peak periods have increased from 12.9 to 13.5 cents per kilowatt hour. (Which is a 4.7% increase according to my calculations… but my calculations should always be double checked).<br /><br /><br />*http://www.ontarioenergyboard.ca/oeb/Consumers/Electricity/Electricity%20Prices/Historical%20Electricity%20Prices<br /><br />**http://www.hydroone.com/RegulatoryAffairs/RatesPrices/Pages/ElectricityPrices.aspxAnon1152https://www.blogger.com/profile/04904955680638696334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926580.post-55814508528770341392014-09-28T10:24:08.683-04:002014-09-28T10:24:08.683-04:00Nothing - last year we even had a teenager in the ...Nothing - last year we even had a teenager in the house. Lemonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09958806770271996092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926580.post-87973096881848984162014-09-28T10:18:27.440-04:002014-09-28T10:18:27.440-04:00"The reason I write this is because our power..."The reason I write this is because our power bill this month was $500, in a small house with 2 people. Last year for this month it was about $250. Why? Because the provincial government, the licensor of the energy monopoly in Ontario, made a multi-billion commitment to windmills that are incredibly unproductive and more incredibly expensive."<br /><br />A 100% increase over one year sounds pretty steep. Did anything else change (e.g., electricity use, or any contract stuff?)Anon1152https://www.blogger.com/profile/04904955680638696334noreply@blogger.com