Electricity rates are going up today.A typical household using 800 kilowatt hours a month will see the "electricity'' line on its hydro bill increase by nearly six dollars.
Consumers using smart meters - or time-of-use pricing - will see an increase of about four dollars.
Opposition critics say the governing Liberals' expensive push into wind and solar power is the main culprit behind rising hydro rates.
But Energy Minister Chris Bentley says green energy has little to do with increasing rates.
