text: I'd suggest that you read the G&M piece again. It states: 
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  "How did we get here? The short answer is that a series of policy decisions – most significantly, upgrading infrastructure and signing fixed 20-year deals with private companies to produce electricity – have increased prices over the past decade."
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  Ontario like Hawaii is run by politicians with no practical business experience. Hawaii has signed agreements with various companies for energy provision, some now in bankruptcy others on the auction block. As stated in the HECO plan Hawaii will now embark on significantly upgrading the infrastructure. Post card from the future, Eh?