[Deinumite]

True although Ontario also has a geographical problem.

The majority of the population lives in a very small part of the province, so the electricity for the rest of the province is subsidized.

Most of the ranting from Ontarians is because of how horribly the government has handled our power sector in general.

[cmrdporcupine]

I agree overall in principle. But then I also look at the fact that Ontario no longer has any coal generation, and only 15 years ago was part of the blackout that wiped out the whole northeastern part of NA for three days, and nothing close to that level of catastrophe has happened since. And there's a huge amount of new solar and wind. The system has evolved rapidly. The pricing has to reflect that. But I don't agree with the way it has been privatized in bits and pieces with all sorts of private and public bureaucracies incompetently managing things.

I live rural and I've seen the ugly side of Hydro One... local area class action lawsuit over some really nasty brownouts that wiped out people's appliances a few years ago.