Recommendations for…

Recommendations for providing green energy at a reasonable cost.

-Cancel all renewable energy contracts awarded but not yet built

-Stop paying producers not to produce electricity – have time of use (need based) rates for suppliers or tax them to reduce cost when not needed instead of committing to excess electricity and sell off at a loss

-      Change first to the grid policy so no more electricity potential is wasted from nuclear and hydro production

-Buy energy for all extra needs over clean hydro (Niagara Falls) and nuclear, from Quebec at 5 cents KWH, instead of paying 13 cents for wind etc. and never trade off use of low cost hydro produced electricity or prepaid Nuclear for high cost wind

-Base all future decisions on expenses and revenue charges on cost benefit analysis including impacts on persons, environment, jobs and the economic impacts on everyone in the province

-Delay Carbon Tax and Cap and Trade until all economic impacts are known to ensure Ontario is not put at a competitive disadvantage

-Eliminate rate zone differences High, Medium, low density etc. – it is not based on logic and prejudicial. Shouldn’t cities pay more for the privilege of having those Mississauga and Oakville Gas Plant moved to Sarnia and other rural places for example? Most of the infrastructure improvement costs are in cities or to get power to the cities yet they pay lowest rates. I live near Bruce Nuclear and hundreds of wind turbines we pay Medium Density rates and big cities pay high density (lowest rates). We are close to source but it costs us double and for others in the province up to 4 times the cost of city delivery rates. The intent there was to pay for the infrastructure afterall. My most recent bills for Nov. 2016 for my 2 residences make no sense on delivery cost.

London Grand Bend

325kWh280kWh usage

$34.41$30.84electricity charge

$26.21$45.90 Delivery charge

$71.07$89.44 total bill

What is being done to get these Delivery charges and other buried charges reduced and ensure our future under a privatized Hydro 1 does not take advantage of consumers and reduce cost?

PLEASE DO NOT;

-Subsidize any more large scale green energy until the province’s debt is gone - in future try a small scale projects to be innovative and expand if beneficial - don't commit to $Billions without thorough study.

-Think we will use less electricity from TOU we have done all we can already.

-Give us “Spin” by saying shutting down coal in the province will save $4billion in health costs and then deny any budget benefit once it was done and other exaggerated benefits, or by not breaking out the details of the electricity bills and blaming a Government agency for decisions, or calling what is a government management fee “Global Adjustment” or exaggerate jobs, savings etc.

Government and especially elected officials must be open, transparent and responsible and instead of blaming government agencies or other politicians take charge and correct the mistakes.

Thank you

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