It is even less than that too.  One might think it was 25% - 8% = 17% reduction on the cost of generating electricity, but it isn't.  It is more like 12%.

The 17% reduction in the cost of generating comes from the fact that they had originally planned to INCREASE the cost by 5% but instead are decreasing it by 12%.

In all it adds up to a 12% decrease on about half of your bill, so about 6%, plus the 8% provincial portion of the HST... which was added on by the Ontario Liberals in the first place.

And all paid for by future electricity price increases, tax hikes and debt passed on to our children.  To call this government "despicable" would be too nice.  This is the worst government in Canadian history at any level.