Ah, this is a very familiar tactic. When Harris broke up Ontario Hydro and opened a "competitive market", prices spiked! Ernie Eves, facing defeat, capped pricing at 4.3c/kwh. Note that the actual price was much higher. OPG were forced to pay the difference, thus adding to the stranded debt.
 Politically, nothing changes, just the people doing the sleigh-of-hand by kicking the debt further down the road.