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Taxing Hydroelectricity in Ontario

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David W. Gillen
Jean-François Wen

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Using data from the financial statements of Ontario Hydro and an observed cost of importing electricity to the province, we provide an estimate of the hydroelectric rent that is potentially available in Ontario as tax revenue. Our results suggest that the existing water charges in Ontario can be raised ten-fold to capture this rent. We assess the impact that fully taxing the rent would have on the prices of electricity and manufacturing products, given that a substantial portion of the potential rent is currently used implicitly to subsidize electricity consumption. We relate our findings to the ongoing restructuring of the electricity market in Ontario.

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Article provided by University of Toronto Press in its journal Canadian Public Policy.

Volume (Year): 26 (2000)
Issue (Month): 1 (March)
Pages: 35-49
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  1. Massimo Filippini & Silvia Banfi, 2009. "Resource Rent Taxation and Benchmarking – A New Perspective for the Swiss Hydropower Sector," CEPE Working paper series 09-67, CEPE Center for Energy Policy and Economics, ETH Zürich. [Downloadable!]
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