Local Manufacturer’s $62,000 Monthly Hydro Bill Is Off The Charts Says MPP Rob Leone

North Dumfries Company Would Save 50% + If They Relocated To The USA

Local Manufacturer Paying A Hefty Price For Doing Business In Ontario

North Dumfries Company Would Save 50% + If They Relocated To The USA

Bill and Brenda Mechar, owners of Integrated Packaging Films (IPF) are stunned by their monthly hydro bill. Their January energy usage was $12,050.37. However, by the time they paid the debt retirement charges, regulatory charges, Global Adjustment charges and delivery charges, IPF's bill had ballooned to (are you ready for this?)$62,653.34.

In fact, from the excess charges IPF pays over and above their actual usage, they could hire a new employee every month throughout the year. (View a copy of IPF's Hydro Bill Below.)

When you purchase a salad or a meal to-go from someone like a Costco or another food retailer, there is a good chance that IPF created the plastic which made the clam-shell containers in which you carry it home. IPF produces its products using 70% recycled materials and recycles raw materials where ever they can to do their part in reducing their environmental foot print.

However, IPF is paying a hefty price for investing in Ontario and is reminded of it every time they open a hydro bill.

This past Wednesday, Rob Leone, Conservative MPP for Cambridge North Dumfries visited IPF to tour the plant, meet some of the employees and listen to their story about why it has become very tempting to pack up and leave Ontario in favour of lower costs of doing business south of the border.

“Energy prices are going through the roof and chasing jobs out of Ontario,” says Leone.

"Each month companies like IPF are paying energy bills equivalent to the salary of an employee. With affordable energy, a PC government will create 40,000 jobs by guaranteeing affordable energy, and save thousands more by getting Ontario working better,” Leone said.

“Manufacturers in Cambridge and North Dumfries shouldn’t have to choose between hiring more workers and paying their hydro bill,” concluded Leone. “It is time to demand better. Under a PC government, businesses and families will not have to worry about how they are going to afford their hydro bills through another long, hot summer. Hope is on the way.”

Have A Look At IPF’s Hydro Bill by CLICKING Here or on the Hydro Bill picture below:

View Video Statement Below by MPP Rob Leone

Leone noted that the Progressive Conservative Million Jobs Plan implementation will:

Replace wasteful subsidies for wind turbines and solar panels. This would save our economy $20 billion a year in energy costs.

Reduce the bloated energy bureaucracy that has doubled over the past decade.

Pursue safe, reliable, cost-effective technologies like nuclear, hydroelectricity and natural gas.

Open up access to affordable hydroelectricity and natural gas in nearby jurisdictions such as Quebec and several U.S states.

Bill Mechar and MPP Rob Leone review IPF's staggering Hydro bill

Replacing wasteful subsidies would save Billions says Leone

IPF has some decisions to make about the impact of the high energy costs on their bottomline