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John Pickernell
Assistant Board Secretary
Ontario Energy Board
416-440-7605
Fax: 416-440-7656
Website: www.oeb.gov.on.ca
Official Correspondence: BoardSec@oeb.gov.on.ca

Address:
P.O. Box 2319
2300 Yonge Street 27th Floor
Toronto, ON
M4P 1E4
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-----Original Message-----
From: Darryl Slywchuk [mailto:dslywchuk@execulink.com]
Sent: January 24, 2008 5:11 PM
To: BoardSec
Subject: Hydro One - EB-2007-0681

Sir:
I have just seen the public notice that Hydro One, having acquired my
local utility, wants to raise the delivery rate 23.6% in Ailsa Craig
over four years, based on the rationale that I'm not paying the same as
other customers. If my previous utility could deliver electricity, pay
the bills and make a profit, at the old rate, why is such a large
increase necessary? There are no additional expenses. This is nothing
but a bald-faced cash grab, a corporate ripoff.
Isn't it the role of the OEB to protect consumers in a regulated
industry from such corporate ripoffs?
Yours truly,
Darryl Slywchuk

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