Bill Components
Enbridge Electric follows the bill format that has been mandated for LDCs by the Ontario Energy Board (OEB).
All residential electricity consumers in Ontario see the same four lines on their bill:
Electricity
This line covers the per kilowatt cost of the electricity you consume on a monthly basis. Per kilowatt
costs are set by the OEB and adjusted two times every year (May 1/November 1) to reflect price changes in the
electricity market.
Information on current electricity prices in Ontario can be found below.
The electricity component of the bill ensures that people pay their fair share for the electricity they consume.
Delivery
The cost of delivering electricity from generators to your utility and then to your home or business.
This line item includes two elements: a fixed component, which is constant
from month to month, and a variable component, which changes based on your daily demand for electricity.
The fixed component covers the costs of delivering electricity from generating stations across the Province
to your utility, then to your home or business. This includes the costs to build and maintain the transmission
and distribution lines, towers and poles and to operate provincial and local electricity systems.
For Enbridge Electric customers, the variable component is calculated by multiplying your daily demand for electricity by a fixed per kilowatt
charge. This
per kilowatt charge varies by municipalilty, meaning that Enbridge Electric customers in different regions will
have different delivery charges even if their daily demand is identical. This variable component ensures that
people pay their fair share for the electricity they demand.
| Cambridge |
$12.55 |
$0.3030 |
| Kitchener |
$12.55 |
$0.2605 |
| Mississauga |
$12.55 |
$0.2827 |
| Oakville |
$12.55 |
$0.2489 |
| Oshawa |
$12.55 |
$0.2993 |
| Toronto |
$12.55 |
$0.3191 |
| Vaughan |
$12.55 |
$0.2235 |
| Horizon |
$12.55 |
$0.2206 |
Charges above vary by municipalilty
| SSS Administration Charge |
flat |
$0.2500 |
| Market Service Charge |
/kWh |
$0.0062 |
| Debt Retirement Charge |
/kWh |
$0.0070 |
Charges above are global and apply to all municipalities
- For Summer Months Tier 1 consumption applies to consumption levels of 600 kW or less
- For Summer Months Tier
2 consumption applies to consumption levels greater than 600 kW
- For Winter Months Tier 1 consumption applies
to consumption levels of 1000 kW or less
- For Winter Months Tier 2 consumption applies to consumption levels greater
than 1000 kW
Regulatory
The costs of administering the wholesale electricity system and maintaining the reliability of the provincial
grid.
Debt Retirement Charge
Set by the Ministry of Finance to pay down the debt of the former Ontario Hydro.