Province Unveils Long Term Energy Plan

Put away some more money to pay your hydro bill.
The Provincial government has unveiled its long-term energy strategy and you can expect to pay up to 33% more.
By 2016, the average monthly bill is expected to jump to $167 per month.
The average monthly bill right now is roughly $125 a month
Critics say within 20-years, the average bill will skyrocket to $210 per month.
The Wynne government is instead introducing programs aimed an encouraging ratepayers to use less power.
Their plans include a new program to offer loans for renovations to boost energy efficiency with the payback cost added to the monthly hydro bill.
There are also plans for a program to allow each ratepayer to view their electricity usage rates compared and contrasted with their neighbours.
The government says though rates are going up, they are not as high as predicted in the last energy plan released three years ago.
That’s thanks in part to the billions the government will save by deciding not to build two nuclear plants.
Ontario Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli is defending the energy plan.
Chiarelli says the strategy forecasts $70 billion in savings by 2030.