3x or 4x? Maybe in Hudson Bay. But the Muskokas? Where does the power come from to service the Muskokas? Pickering or nearby power plants like Bruce or northern hydro-electric dams? Did they replace ALL the transmission tower/lines or are we using previously-built lines which costs should be sunk? Still seems unreasonable to me. (Someone also told me that if you're not a local resident, you pay more, but I wonder about that).
Lines have maintenance cost, and you have less density to recover the costs from. The hydro crews need to maintain access 'roads' to the lines, keep trees clear under the lines, and repair the lines when damage hits like this summer in south muskoka.
Farm country costs are also high due to the low density.
Bruce isn't that close by the way.
Hydro doesn't know if you're a local or not.
