On May 23, 2023, Hydro One was appointed the interim licensee for Chapleau PUC and
later filed an application with the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) to acquire the
utility. The request was approved on April 18, 2024.
Our regulator, the Ontario Energy Board has
approved cost/credit adjustments (also known as rate riders), effective January 1, 2026.
These adjustments are reflected on the Delivery line on bills.
This is a portion of the Regulatory charges line item on the bill. This OEB-approved
charge
is designed to reduce costs for eligible customers located in rural or remote areas
where
the costs of distributing electricity is higher. This charge is paid by all electricity
consumers in the province to fund Rural or Remote Rate Protection that residential
(year-round) with a low density receive. The new charge is 0.06 cents per kWh (from 0.15
cents per kWh), effective January 1, 2026.
Delivery charges are made up of the following
items:
- Distribution rates are designed to recover our costs for the poles, wires, meters,
stations that are used to deliver electricity to your home or business, as well as
the
costs related to meter reading, billing, and customer service. Distribution rates
include a fixed monthly service charge that doesn’t change no matter how much
electricity you use. Distribution rates include:
- a monthly service charge that does not change no matter how much electricity
you
use, and
- a distribution volume charge that varies based on how much electricity you
use
(this
charge only applies to non-residential customers).
- A smart meter entity charge of $0.42 per month that we collect on behalf of the
IESO.
This
charge is effective until December 31, 2027 and only applies to residential and
general
service energy-billed customers.
- Cost or credit adjustments (also known as rate riders) – adjustments to reconcile
for
costs
or surpluses incurred while providing electricity to customers.
- Transmission rates recover the costs to operate and maintain the high-voltage
transmission
system and vary based on how much electricity you use.
- An adjustment for line losses for low-volume customers.
