Jonathan Jenkins
January 7, 2010
Toronto Sun
Franz Hartmann, executive director of the Toronto Environmental Alliance, said it's still too early to pass judgment.
"It's going to take a bit of time to develop the culture," he said. "It's like recycling. When recycling started, people kind of went, 'Oh, I don't know,' but now everybody does it by habit.
"It took a bit of time and eventually people got there."
ON THE METER: Facts about the time-of-use devices
About 10,000 Toronto Hydro customers have been on time-of-use pricing since July:
- About 72% have seen monthly bill increases of up to $3. The average increase is 90 cents.
- Roughly 27% have seen monthly bill decreases of up to $3. The average decrease is 29 cents.
- Toronto Hydro has about 688,000 customers, of which 630,000 are residential or small businesses. Of those, 615,000 now have smart meters. Almost all of the remainder are delayed only because of access issues.
- Customers are being added to time-of-use pricing every few weeks and eventually everyone will move to the new rates.
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