[Rant] Ontario Hydro-you used less energy so you have to pay more. Huh?
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Originally Posted by
electric_viking
Durham's Commissioner of Works declared, a few years ago, that conservation was killing them. People started conserving water by buying more efficient appliances to use less water, people began water their lawns less. This decreased the amount of revenue for the Works Department because they charge for water and sewer use. Revenue went down, user rates went up to offset the losses.
Can't win no matter what you try to do.
Same goes for automobiles. More fuel efficient vehicles meant less oil being consumed. Result? Gas prices go up. And now it's just greedy gasoline production/retail companies.
The saddest thing about this is we are being penalized for being environmentally conscious. Yes it helps financially to watch water usage, etc. But the government SHOULD NOT be penalizing the public for trying to save our frikin resources 😡 it's absurd!
[Rant] Ontario Hydro-you used less energy so you have to pay more. Huh?
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Originally Posted by
electric_viking
I'm pretty sure the Liberals said they were going to sell Hydro as part of their campaign platform. We knew going in what they planned yet the public still voted them in.
Well liberals have been our provincial government for awhile in Ontario. Like aside from Trudeau as our federal government. Yea this plan was in place before our federal election... But that vote didn't matter on the sale of hydro one as Kathleen whynne was already in power with the plan set in motion. We weren't voting for her or voting her out. That sale of hydro one had nothing to do with the liberals winning our federal election.