ELECTRICITY PRICES
Understanding how electricity is priced can help you track your usage and better manage your bill. If you buy your electricity from Hydro One directly you are either on Time-of-Use or Tiered Pricing.
Check your bill to identify which plan applies to you — if you see on-peak, mid-peak, and off-peak prices under the electricity line on your bill, you are on TOU pricing.
Time-of-Use Pricing 
Time-of-Use (TOU) pricing can help you gain more control over managing electricity costs, by providing you with more information so you can make better decisions. With TOU you know how much your electricity costs at different times of the day, so you can better manage your electricity use and your monthly bill.
With TOU you can take advantage of low prices during off-peak periods and monitor your usage during high-peak periods when prices are higher.
Prices are set seasonally, twice a year on May 1st and November 1st. The chart shows current pricing from May 1st, 2013 to October 31, 2013. |
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Prices effective from May 1, 2013 till October 31, 2013 |
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Tiered Pricing
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Period |
PriceThreshold |
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Summer |
May - Oct. |
Up to 600 kWh = $0.078 / kWh
More than 600 kWh = $0.091 / kWh
Rates effective from May 1, 2013 |
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Winter |
Nov. - Apr. |
Up to 1,000 kWh = TBD
More than 1,000 kWh = TBD
Rates will be updated on November 1, 2013 |
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If you've noticed two different prices on your bills and slight changes between winter and summer seasons it's because you're on a Tiered Pricing Plan (also referred to as Tiered Regulated Price Plan or RPP). Two different prices are set twice a year, one price applies up to a certain threshold and a higher price applies if you go over this threshold.
The chart includes prices effective from May 1, 2013.