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Opinion: We need more honesty in electricity pricing
Electricity demand is set to rise over the next two decades. Marginal costs will go up and that needs to be reflected in prices
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Electricity got cheaper in most of Canada between 2018 and 2023. After adjusting for inflation, real electricity costs fell in many provinces. For households and businesses already stressed by a pandemic, higher inflation and global energy price shocks, price stability seemed welcome news.
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The stability was largely borrowed, however. Electricity demand was essentially flat........