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opers, where possible, to include erection of solar power arrays as part of their develop- ment plan. The arrays could then provide an extra independent source of energy to development. Lalonde noted that he had to pose that solution twice during the June 20 public hearing before Hydro One officials present agreed that it could be a possibility. While Lalonde and others raised ques- tions and criticisms about Hydro One’s supply guarantees for electricity, the main focus of the hearing in Rockland was on the company’s proposed five-year plan for raising power rates. Residential customers are the main target of the proposal though commercial and industrial customers could an extra independent source of energy to development. Lalonde noted that he had to pose that solution twice during the June 20 public hearing before Hydro One officials present agreed that it could be a possibility. While Lalonde and others raised ques- tions and criticisms about Hydro One’s supply guarantees for electricity, the main focus of the hearing in Rockland was on the company’s proposed five-year plan for raising power rates. Residential customers are the main target of the proposal though commercial and industrial customers could
become part of the rate increase plan later on. Starting next year Hydro One wants to increase the residential power rate by $2.79 each month, using 750kWh a month as the average residential user amount. Following years until 2022 would see further residential rate increases of $2.47, $2.31, $1.95, and $2.23 a month. The company also plans to lower its delivery charge for electricity during that same period. Rockland was one of nine sites for the series of public hearings that the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) required Hydro One to hold as part of its application for approval of the rate hikes plan. increase the residential power rate by $2.79 each month, using 750kWh a month as the average residential user amount. Following years until 2022 would see further residential rate increases of $2.47, $2.31, $1.95, and $2.23 a month. The company also plans to lower its delivery charge for electricity during that same period.
GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
The turnout was not as big as some might have liked for a public hearing session in Rockland about Hydro One’s plans for a five-year plan for rate increases. But the response so far seems very negative for the power outfit’s proposal. “To me, it’s too high for the rural section,” said Jean-Marc Lalonde, who attended the hearing as a private citizen. While he is now back on Clarence-Rock- land city council as the Ward 1 councillor, Lalonde spent years, when he was the Liberal MPP for Glengarry-Prescott-Russell, in a continuing battle with Ontario Hydro in its various personas concerning the electricity rates in the province. He also was a constant critic of the provincial power corporation planning, or lack of planning, on the priority needs for Ontario’s power market. Lalonde noted, during an interview after the meeting, that when his turn came to pose questions to Hydro One officials, he attacked the power corporation for its con- tinuing failure to ensure an adequate hydro supply capacity situation for municipalities like Clarence-Rockland, so that they do not lose out on possible economic development opportunities. “There isn’t enough (capacity) at the pres- ent time,” Lalonde said, adding that the city has lost out in the past on some potential major development projects because it could
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not guarantee an adequate power supply for the ventures. Lalonde noted that two recent develop- ments in Rockland—the SmartCentre com- mercial plaza at the west end of town and the Canadian International Hockey Academy at the east end—became reality only because the city was able to arrange for extension of hydro supply lines from the provincial grid to the sites for those projects. One possible solution to the situation, Lalonde observed, would be to allow devel- Hydro One souhaite obtenir l’approbation d’un plan quinquennal afin d’augmenter les tarifs des collectivités qu’elle dessert. Cette proposition ne s’est pas révélée populaire lors de l’audience publique du 20 juin, tenue à Rockland. —photo d’archives
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