Commercial Customer Rates
Valid May 1, 2013 to October 31, 2013 | Click here for previous rates
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Small Business Rates | Business Rates | Interval Metered with Demand |
Global Adjustment | Sentinel Lights
SMALL BUSINESS RATES
GU class: Demand is less than 50 kw
| OFF peak | $ 0.067 / kWh |
| MID peak | $ 0.104 / kWh |
| ON peak | $ 0.124 / kWh |
*If you are buying from an electricity retailer, you are not on the regulated price plan. Please check your contract. Please also see the Global Adjustment at the bottom of this page.
| Network & Connection | $ 0.0106 / kWh |
| Distribution Charge -Regulated Price Plan customers |
$ 0.0099 / kWh |
| OR | |
| Distribution Charge -NON Regulated Price Plan customers |
$ 0.0119 / kWh |
| Monthly Fixed Charge | $ 37.23 / month |
| Market Service Charge | $ 0.0056 / kWh |
| Supply administration charge for customers who buy their electricity through Thunder Bay Hydro | $ 0.25/month |
| based on consumption | $ 0.0070 / kWh |
Ontario Clean Energy Benefit
The benefit is for “RPP eligible” customers only.
The Ontario Government will take 10% off your electricity
bill to help you with the cost of building a clean energy
future.
The benefit is automatically applied to every eligible consumer’s bills for five years from the January 1, 2011 start date.
As of September 1, 2012 the OCEB will apply to only the first the first 3000 kWh on your bill.
See page 33 of the Ontario Budget documentation.
Special rules are in place for low volume multi-unit residential customers.
You must self-declare the # of units and your 10% cap will be calculated using the number of units x 3000 kwhs.
Customer's who self declared multi unit status when it affected RPP pricing will not need to re-declare.
Call our Customer Services if you have questions about your status.
Learn about the Ontario Clean Energy Benefit:
Ontario.ca/energyplan or 1-888-668-4636
BUSINESS RATES
GS class**: Demand is more than 50 kw but less than 1000kw
COST OF ELECTRICITY
You are paying either
Fixed (Regulated) or Wholesale Market Rates
| Energy Supply Administration charge | $ 0.25 / month |
| Non-residential consumers who are eligible for Regulated Price Plan | |
| Consumption of first 750 kWh Block | $ 0.078 / kWh |
| Consumption above 750 kWh Block | $ 0.091 / kWh |
| If you are not designated as eligible for the Regulated Price Plan your Electricity cost will be calculated using an average rate based on consumption patterns within the local distribution service area. | |
When two blocks are shown on your bill, this means that your usage spanned a price change.
Market Service Charge (explanation regarding this regulatory charge) |
$ 0.0056 / kWh |
| Network | $ 2.4536 / kw |
| Connection Transmission | $ 1.6885 / kw |
| Distribution charge -Regulated Price Plan |
$1.0257/ kw |
OR |
|
| Distribution charge -NON Regulated Price Plan |
$1.80.59 / kw |
| Customer Charge | $ 195.33 / month |
| based on consumption | $ 0.0070 / kWh |
Ontario Clean Energy Benefit
The benefit is for “RPP eligible” customers only.
The Ontario Government will take 10% off your electricity
bill to help you with the cost of building a clean energy
future.
The benefit is automatically applied to every eligible consumer’s bills for five years from the January 1, 2011 start date.
As of September 1, 2012 the OCEB will apply to only the first the first 3000 kWh on your bill. See page 33 of the Ontario Budget documentation.
Learn about the Ontario Clean Energy Benefit:
Ontario.ca/energyplan or 1-888-668-4636
INTERVAL METERED WITH DEMAND
M3 class**
Demand is more than 1000 kw but less than 5000kw
COST OF ELECTRICITY
You are paying either
Fixed (Regulated) or Wholesale Market Rates
| Non-residential consumers who are eligible for Regulated Price Plan | |
| Consumption of first 750 kWh Block | $ 0.078 / kWh |
| Consumption above 750 kWh Block | $ 0.091 / kWh |
| If you are not designated as eligible for the Regulated Price Plan your Electricity cost will be calculated using an average rate based on consumption patterns within the local distribution service area. | |
When two blocks are shown on your bill, this means that your usage spanned a price change.
| Market Service Charge (explanation regarding this regulatory charge) | $ 0.0056 / kWh |
| Network | $ 2.6027 / kw7 |
| Connection | $ 1.8662 / kw |
| Distribution Charge -Regulated Price Plan |
$0.8544/ kw |
Or |
|
| Distribution Charge -NON Regulated Price Plan |
$1.5601 / kw |
| Customer Charge | $ 2794.55 / month |
| Supply administration charge for customers who buy their electricity through Thunder Bay Hydro | $ 0.25/month |
| based on consumption | $ 0.0070 / kWh |
**GS and M3 rate classes apply to the majority of our commercial customers. Your rates may very slightly from these listed. Please call our Customer Service 343-1111 (press 1) for more information.
Sentinel Lights
| Sentinel Lights | $17.86 per month + HST |
GLOBAL ADJUSTMENT
This adjustment applies to business customers who pay the spot market price and customers who have signed a contract with a licensed electricity retailer. It appears as a separate line on their bill.
For customers who pay the Regulated Price Plan, it is factored into the rate set by the Ontario Energy Board, and does not appear as a separate line item.
Learn more about the global adjustment from the IESO.
This page last updated 2013-05-14.
