Media Release: Vulnerable Ontarians to see significant reductions in their electricity bills

Media Release Media Release from the Low-Income Energy Network Toronto - The Low-Income Energy Network (LIEN) welcomed the measures announced today in the Ontario Fair Hydro Plan which will provide households with an average 25 per cent reduction on their electricity costs,…

In the Dark – An Exploration of the Human Rights Implications of Energy Poverty in Rural Ontario

Title: In the Dark - An Exploration of the Human Rights Implications of Energy Poverty in Rural Ontario Research Paper submitted to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies In partial fulfillment of the requirements For the LL.M. degree in…

Submissions on the Long Term Energy Plan

Title: Submissions on the Long Term Energy Plan EBR # 012-8840 Joint Submission of CELA and the Low-Income Energy Network Resource Type: Report, Response to Consultation Content: CELA-LIEN-re-LTEP # of Pages: 16 Date authored: December 15, 2016 Publication number: 1089…

Media Release: Disconnected customers to get winter relief from Hydro One

Media Release Media Statement from the Low-Income Energy Network The Low-Income Energy Network (LIEN) welcomes Hydro One’s announcement today that it is restoring electricity service to all of its residential customers who are currently living without power due to disconnection for…

Blog: The Ontario Climate Change Action Plan

Blog post by Rizwan Khan, CELA Counsel on June 10, 2016 The government of Ontario released its Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP) this week which outlines the province’s approach to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and fighting climate change for the next four years.…

Media Release: Spread the word about the Ontario Electricity Support Program

Media Release Toronto: CELA is very concerned that very few low income electricity customers are taking advantage of the new Ontario Electricity Support Program (OESP). “CELA has advocated for measures to alleviate energy poverty for low-income families in Ontario for ten years in…