I agree with the numbers from an Alberta and Saskatchewan point of view. For Ontario and Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, provinces that also burn coal, their cost of fuel is significantly higher than it is in Alberta. Ontario buys its coal from the United States, from Appalachia, and from Powder River Basin. Nova Scotia and New Brunswick buy it from South America, so they have transportation costs. Seaborne coal's a different marketplace. Their fuel costs are higher, so therefore their power rates would also be higher. The capital costs would be the same, but because of their fuel costs, their operating costs would be higher.
On May 14th, 2007. See this statement in context.