My Seasonal Cottage Bill Explained
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As an electricity consumer in Ontario you receive a bill that shows each of the individual charges that make up the costs of delivering electricity to your home from generators as well as the cost to purchase that electricity for you.
The sample Time-of-Use bill below explains the separate charges, and show you how they appear on your bill. Scroll down or click the numbered icons to see an explanation for that section of the bill.
To find out how your electricity rates are calculated, go to Rates and Pricing.
My Seasonal Tiered RPP Bill
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Ontario Clean Energy Benefit |
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 The Ontario government has announced the Ontario Clean Energy Benefit will provide customers a 10 per cent rebate on the total cost of electricity charges related to electricity consumption on their bills, including HST, effective January 1, 2011. This rebate will be in effect for five years until December 31, 2015. Learn more.
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Front of Bill
12. Service classification indicates your account type (residential, seasonal, farm or general service). Your residential classification is identified by one of three density levels: normal, high and urban.
13. Your electricity consumption calculation includes your meter reading, the date we read it and whether your bill is based on an actual meter reading or an estimate.
14. Metered usage in kilowatt-hours shows the amount of electricity you used based on your actual or estimated meter reading.
When electricity is transmitted over distances and passes through lines and transformers, a small percentage is lost naturally. Line losses are an unavoidable part of delivering electricity. Therefore, we must purchase a small amount more than what you use. To determine the amount of electricity that we need to buy for you, we use a calculation called an adjustment factor to adjust your usage.
The line item Adjusted usage in kilowatt-hours shows the amount of electricity you used after adjustment for line losses. The adjustment factor is used to account for the line losses in the electricity system that are not measured by your own meter. The adjustment factor is approved by the Ontario Energy Board and will vary according to your service type. The adjustment factor in this example is 1.085.
15. Electricity
The electricity line on your bill shows the electricity you consumed in each of the three Time-of-Use periods: on-peak, mid-peak and off-peak. Effective May 1, 2012, the Time-of-Use prices are 6.5 cents per kWh for off-peak; 10.0 cents per kWh for mid-peak and 11.7 cents per kWh for on-peak. The OEB reviews electricity prices every six months and resets prices, if necessary.
If you buy your electricity from a retailer (or have recently signed a new contract) and are paying their contract price, you will continue to pay the price set out in your contract.
The Electricity charge is calculated based on adjusted usage (amount of electricity we purchased on your behalf after adjustment for line losses).
The majority of the variable charges are calculated based on metered usage, with the remainder of the variable costs calculated based on the adjusted usage (amount of electricity we purchased on your behalf after adjustment for line losses).
Delivery charges are set according to your service type.
The Ontario Clean Energy Benefit is a 10% rebate that is applied to the following charges: Electricity, Delivery, Regulatory Charges, the Debt Retirement Charge, Global Adjustment (if applicable) and HST. This rebate is effective for electricity consumed from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2015 and will help eligible customers as we transition to a cleaner, modern electricity system.
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