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ARPA On Green Energy

This document is a draft letter to an elected member of the Ontario government expressing concern about rising electricity rates due to subsidies for renewable energy companies. The letter cites a study finding Ontario residents will pay $14 billion more for electricity over the next 20 years and businesses will pay an additional $13 billion. It argues the government's decision to establish feed-in rates for solar and wind power that are much higher than rates for hydro have led to these costs and will bankrupt the province if not addressed. The letter calls for a moratorium on subsidies for green energy.

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ARPA On Green Energy

This document is a draft letter to an elected member of the Ontario government expressing concern about rising electricity rates due to subsidies for renewable energy companies. The letter cites a study finding Ontario residents will pay $14 billion more for electricity over the next 20 years and businesses will pay an additional $13 billion. It argues the government's decision to establish feed-in rates for solar and wind power that are much higher than rates for hydro have led to these costs and will bankrupt the province if not addressed. The letter calls for a moratorium on subsidies for green energy.

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" recent stud% b% respected energ% econom!st (err% "nge)!ne for the $raser *nst!tute found that
Ontar!o res!dents +!ll pa% an a)erage of ,-./ m!ll!on more for electr!c!t% each %ear for the ne0t -1
%ears as a result of subs!d!es to rene+able energ% compan!es.
2% the end of -134' Ontar!o household po+er rates +!ll' +!th e0cept!on of 5r!nce Ed+ard *sland' be the
h!ghest !n North "mer!ca and +!ll cont!nue to accelerate +h!le most other ur!sd!ct!ons see rates le)el
off. E)en more alarm!ng for the pro)!nce6s econom!c compet!t!)eness' bus!nesses and !ndustr!al
customers +!ll be h!t b% almost ,3- b!ll!on !n add!t!onal costs o)er the same per!od.
Such !s the legac% of the Ontar!o go)ernment6s dec!s!on !n -117 to establ!sh 8feed9!n: rates' rang!ng
from ;;./ cents to .1.- cents per <!lo+att hour for solar po+er and 34./ cents/<=h for +!nd po+er.
>hese solar feed9!n rates are an a)erage 3. t!mes h!gher than the 4./ cents/<=h for h%dro9generated
po+er. >he +!nd9po+er rates are more than four t!mes those of h%dro.
2es!des the enormous d!rect cost of these huge subs!d!es' there6s also a b!g h!dden cost for e0pens!)e
foss!l9fuelled standb% fac!l!t!es because the +!nd doesn6t al+a%s blo+ and the Ontar!o sun doesn6t
al+a%s sh!ne.
=e can learn lessons from (erman%' Spa!n' 2r!ta!n and the ?S @ go)ernment subs!d!Aed !ndustr!es
cannot sur)!)e +!thout !ncred!ble 8!n)estment: b% the ta0pa%er. =e need to declare a morator!um on
green energ% before +e totall% ban<rupt our pro)!nce or dr!)e all bus!ness out.
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