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Peak Hour: Ontario Energy Board

Ontario Energy Board: Electricity rates during off-peak hours are slated to increase more than the peak rates starting Nov. 1, according to the Ontario Energy Board, according to Huffington Post. But off-peak prices will still be lower at 7.2 cents a kilowatt hour, compared to 10.9 cents for mid-peak and 12.9 cents for peak usage and TORONTO - The governing Liberals' politically motivated interference in the energy sector is hurting ratepayers who are trying to conserve electricity, Ontario's opposition parties said Friday. The price for off-peak power will rise by 7.5 per cent for a kilowatt hour, while peak hour rates will rise by four per cent, it said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.