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Hydro prices ‘going up like a rocket’

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Article by Don Butler in the Ottawa Citizen.

"(Tom) Adams (of Energy Probe) assigned much of the blame for the rise in electricity rates to Ontario’s Green Energy Act, which promotes the use of solar, wind and other alternative power sources.

"The Feed-in Tariff (FIT) program, which locks in generous payments for 20 years for large green energy projects, is 'just outrageous,' Adams said."

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