Manitoba Hydro is being told to charge customers an extra 2.9 per cent for electricity starting in December. The provincial government introduced legislation Friday that includes the rate increase, bypassing the usual practice of Hydro asking for a rate increase and then the Public Utilities Board having the final say. Usual rate increase delayed: HydroManitoba Hydro has not sought a rate increase this year. Manitoba Finance Minister Scott Fielding says the province strives to keep electricity rates affordable, but the Crown corporation is paying off expensive infrastructure projects. "These are decisions that need to be made by the Public Utilities Board, which the Pallister government is undermining," he said.

Source: CBC News October 09, 2020 20:03 UTC