Saturday’s long and very informative article by Julia-Simone Rutgers demonstrates some of Manitoba Hydro’s failings and poor direction. If there is a mushrooming need for electricity, which there certainly is with the growth of EVs etc., then why is Hydro not encouraging as much citizen help as possible? I point out that in other jurisdictions where electricity is much more expensive than here in Manitoba, hydro companies pay more for electricity from solar panels — on the roof