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Negative pricing for Ontario power

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Mar 13th, 2012
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Why Ontario effectively paid its neighbours $214,584.24 in one weekend hour to take our power
By John Spears Toronto Star March 13 2012
Mild temperatures, high winds, spring run-off and a weekend combined to send the price of power below zero on Sunday in Ontario. But despite the near-record negative price – which means, in theory, that producers are paying customers to take electricity – Ontario ratepayers will still pick up the tab.

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