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Annual rate increase time for Ontario electricity distributors

North Bay - As local electricity distributors throughout Ontario file their annual rate increase applications with the Ontario Energy Board, ratepayers will begin seeing higher hydro bills.

In the Media by Don Rennick

Greeks facing electricity disconnections for unpaid property tax

The Greek Public Power Corporation (DEI) has lost its battle with the government over its role as tax collector. On Monday it will begin to disconnect the power of 20,000 households which failed to pay the emergency property tax.

In the Media by Katerina Nikolas - 2 comments

Op-Ed: Is there a power monopoly in Britain?

The British Government is taking on the big electricity and gas suppliers. Are the companies at the mercy of global energy prices, or are they operating a cartel?

In the Media by Alexander Baron

BodyGuard gauntlet helps ward off attackers with 500,000 volts

The next time a police officer has to deal in a close-ranged encounter with an armed criminal, he only needs to pull up his sleeve.

In the Media by Edward Xiao - 1 comment

Ontario Premier wades into Canada election, wants equal treatment

Toronto - Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty has gotten himself involved in the Canadian federal election campaign trail. McGuinty demanded that the federal government provide equal treatment to Ontario by subsidizing the province's electricity infrastructure.

In the Media by Andrew Moran

Japan Imperial Family turns off house lights; chats with refugees

Japan's Emperor and Empress turned off the lights and heat for voluntary palace power outages in support of citizens experiencing rolling blackouts. The Emperor and Empress also visited evacuees in Tokyo.

In the Media by Mark Weitzman - 3 comments

Rolling Blackouts Begin Monday in Tokyo

Tokyo - Rolling blackouts in the Kanto Plain, including Tokyo, will begin Monday. The schedule will be announced tonight. Two reactors in Fukushima were also damaged.

In the Media by Mark Weitzman

GE's Immelt: America employing 'stupid' energy policy

At a conference on energy in Washington DC, General Electric's CEO Jeff Immelt blasted what he sees as 'stupid' U.S. policies on future energy usage and consumption.

In the Media by Michael Krebs - 7 comments

Ontario electricity users should prepare for a price shock

A price hike for Ontario's electricity users, set into effect earlier this spring, will hit most consumers with the next round of billing. Some local electricity companies are warning their customers to 'be prepared.'

In the Media by Stephanie Dearing - 10 comments

CD Howe Institute: Ontario's new 'green fee' might not be legal

Toronto - Recently the Government of Ontario announced it would be sharing the costs of developing alternative green energy by charging Ontarian's with a 'green energy fee.'

In the Media by Stephanie Dearing - 5 comments

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