People need cheaper hydro so they can afford a bigger beer fridge.
You know........I don't think that's quite right.
I'm in a rental, and I pay hydro.
But supply my own a/c through portables.
I take no issue w/my routine hydro bill, except for the base charge of $30 I pay before any use of any kind whatever.
But..I digress.
My summer bill however, shoots from under $50 per month, to more than $300 to keep my place cool'ish. I don't mean frosty, I mean under 24C
To be clear, I don't agree w/these subsidies; but I do agree the base costs are excessive (nuclear debts); and I also agree other measures are needed for tenants who pay hydro, but don't control what windows, or insulation the property has, or whether there are trees on it.
I would prefer the subsidy be split to invest in reducing outstanding debt, promoting conservation, and maybe lowering the cost of conversion of older multi-res to central heat/air.
That said, I further object to the subsidy ballooning this year w/o credible explanation. I want to know what costs shot up, and what's being done about it; or if there was no vast increase in costs, where the hell the money went.
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