• Electricity bill for the hospital has increased by $669,739 over six-year period, despite a 6.7 per cent usage reduction • Electricity bills have grown by 92 per cent for the hospital
Cambridge Memorial Hospital copes with rising electricity bills despite falling usage
TORONTO, ON: Documents obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) reveal that the electricity bills for Cambridge Memorial Hospital have faced a steep increase over the last six years.
The documents show bills that are steadily increasing, growing from $728,065 in 2011-12 to $1,397,804 in 2016-17, an increase of 92 per cent. During the same period, actual usage of electricity fell by 1,296,799 kW, or 6.7 per cent.
