Insights
Regulatory/Market Insights
Knowledge Monopolies: What You Don't Know Can Cost You
March 2008
Why is it that many of us distrust the mechanic when our car is getting serviced? Often we fear that we are being overcharged, or duped into paying more for unnecessary work. At the root of the problem is the fact that the mechanic knows more about the situation than we do. Read more >>
Explaining the Global Adjustment, Part 1
March 2008
The Global Adjustment is not well understood by many consumers, yet this mechanism has a large and growing impact on the true cost of electricity that you use. Read more >>
Are You Ready To Leave The Regulated Price Plan?
February 2008
Some municipalities, school boards and hospitals who have been in the Regulated Rate Plan feel that their organization will be hurt if they leave the RRP. However, the protection offered by the RRP to large consumers is a myth. Read more >>
Smart Meters and Time-of-Use Rates: Are the Prices as Smart as the Meters?
May 1010
Smart meters will allow Ontario electricity utilities to implement Time-of-Use rates. Consumers are being told these meters will help them to shift their usage pattern and save money. The question is: are consumers getting the right price signal that will allow them to make sound economic conditions? Read more >>