Starting in May Ontarians will have a new fee added to their hydro bills.
The extra four-dollars a year is help raise $53-million to fund the Liberal government's new green energy program.
The government says the money will pay for home energy audits and a program that helps industrial and commercial firms switch to solar power.
But critics complain it's another burden to consumers who will soon see their hydro bills rise because of the harmonized sales tax.