"The reason is something called “global adjustments” – a fee to cover the cost of green energy and conservation programs that is unrelated to the actual cost of electricity itself."

And Wente starts off the New Year with an old lie... or else more lazy misinformation, her stock in trade.

The Global Adjustment covers the difference between hourly market rates and long-term contractual power rates. Most goes to nuclear plant operators, and less than 20% to wind and solar power providers. The rationale for the GA goes back to the breakup of Ontario Hydro under the Harris PCs, along with the long-standing artificially-low subsidized power rates in the province that did not cover the cost of maintenance and replacement of infrastructure, particularly aging nuclear plants.

https://onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca/2060project/2016/01/13/understanding-ontarios-global-adjustment/
http://www.ieso.ca/Documents/Understanding_GA_Jan_2016.pdf