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Delivery Rates — effective January 1, 2012

Delivery charges vary according to the classification or type of electric service you have at your residence.

Your service type is based on the customer density in your area: Urban High, Medium or Low.

  • Urban High Density Zone is defined as areas containing 3,000 or more customers with a line density of at least 60 customers per kilometre.
  • Medium Density Zone is defined as areas containing 100 or more customers with a line density of at least 15 customers per kilometre.
  • Low Density Zone is defined as areas other than Urban or Medium Density Zone.

Our rates reflect the cost to serve customers in each density classification, which means that rates are higher for customers in less densely populated areas. Look for your service type on your bill, then locate your rates in the chart below.

Service type descriptions have changed on January 1, 2011. Learn more.

 

Important Information for Customers
with Community-Specific Rates

  

If you have a Community Name listed beside "Your service type is Residential - ____" on Page 2 of your bill from 2010, see the OEB-approved 2011 bill impacts. Learn more in our bill insert.
 

  

About Rural or Remote
Rate Protection (RRRP)

  

Under the Ontario Energy Board Act and associated regulations, qualifying year-round residences and farms who declare a year-round principal residence are eligible to receive Rural or Remote Rate Protection (RRRP) if your service type is Residential - Low Density. The RRRP credit of $28.50 is applied against the distribution service charge found under the "Delivery" line on your bill. Learn more about RRRP

  

Metered usage in kilowatt-hours is the amount of electricity you used in kilowatt-hours (kWh). It is calculated by taking the difference in meter readings and multiplied, if applicable, by the multiplier indicated on your meter.

Adjusted usage in kilowatt-hours is the amount of electricity you used in kWh adjusted to cover the line losses in the electricity system that are not measured by your meter. When electricity is transmitted over long distances and passes through wires and transformers, it’s normal for a small amount of power to be used or lost as heat. For example, if we deliver 1,000 kWh to you, we must purchase a small amount more than what you use. To determine the amount of electricity we need to buy for you, we use a calculation called an “adjustment factor.” The adjustment factor is approved by the Ontario Energy Board and varies according to your service type. For residential customers with an Urban High Density, the adjustment factor is 1.078. For residential customers with a Medium Density, the adjustment factor is 1.085. For residential customers with a Low Density and seasonal customers, the adjustment factor is 1.092.

Detailed Breakdown of Residential Electricity Rates & Prices 

 
Urban High 
Density
(formerly
Urban Density)
 
Medium
Density
(formerly
High Density)
 
Low
Density
(formerly
Normal Density)
1.

Electricity: (as of November 1, 2011)

Time-of-Use Prices
 
Off-Peak
6.2¢
6.2¢
6.2¢
Mid-Peak
 9.2¢
9.2¢
9.2¢
On-Peak
10.8¢
10.8¢
10.8¢
RPP Prices
- First 1,000 kWh per month (adjusted usage - ¢/kWh)
7.1¢
7.1¢
7.1¢
- Additional kWh
(adjusted usage - ¢/kWh)
8.3¢
8.3¢
8.3¢
  
2. Delivery: (as of January 1, 2012)1 
 
- Distribution service charge
  ($/month)
$18.44
$23.64
$31.11
- Distribution volume charge
  (metered usage - ¢/kWh)**
2.918¢
3.317¢
3.600¢
- Transmission network charge
  (adjusted usage - ¢/kWh)
0.575¢
0.585¢
0.574¢
- Transmission connection charge
  (adjusted usage - ¢/kWh)
0.456¢
0.464¢
0.440¢

 
3. Regulatory charges:
 
- Standard supply service
  administration charge ($/month)
$0.25*
$0.25*
$0.25*
- Rural rate protection charge
  (adjusted usage - ¢/kWh)
0.13¢
0.13¢
0.13¢
- Wholesale market service rate
  (adjusted usage - ¢/kWh)
0.52¢
0.52¢
0.52¢

 
4.
Debt Retirement charge**
(metered usage - ¢/kWh):
0.70¢
 
0.70¢
 
0.70¢

5.

Adjustment Factor


1.078


1.085


1.092

* If you've enrolled with a retailer, the $0.25 standard supply service administration charge will be deducted from the Regulatory charges on your bill.

** Communities of Bancroft, Campbellford and Eganville have their own specific rates for the Debt Retirement Charge. They are as follows: Bancroft = 0.66¢ per kWh; Campbellford = 0.49¢ per kWh; and Eganville = 0.60¢ per kWh.

† Under the Ontario Energy Board Act, and associated regulation, qualifying year-round residences are eligible to receive Rural or Remote Rate Protection (RRRP). The Delivery charge for Residential - Low Density includes the applicable credit of $28.50.

1 Effective January 1, 2012, rider 6 (Deferral/Variance account disposition 2009) and rider 8 (Green Energy Costs) have been removed from Delivery rates.

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