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Understanding Ontario Electricity Rates

Ontario Electricity Rates

We’re here to clear up the confusion about Ontario electricity rates and help you to better understand the pricing structure used by your retailer or electricity utility.

If you’re confused about the pricing structure of Ontario electricity rates, you’re not alone. Pricing structures can vary from company to company, and we’re here to help you understand the most commonly used electricity rate plans in Ontario.

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Fixed Energy Rate Plans

Fixed energy

A fixed energy rate plan allows you to avoid the uncertainty of changing energy prices and pay the same fixed rate monthly for your energy usage.

Energy rates can change due to a lot of factors, many of which are unforeseeable and can cause a drastic change in the price of energy. Government policy, trade wars, natural disasters, and many other unanticipated happenings can cause the price of energy to skyrocket. As a homeowner, you would surely want a level of consistency when it comes to your bills. The fact that so many things out of your control affect your monthly spending may give you anxiety. Fixed energy rate plans allow for you to have peace of mind by knowing that your energy rate will remain unchanged by whatever is currently happening in the world.

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TIME OF USE RATES ONTARIO – MAY 1, 2022

As of May 1, the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) moved to summer time periods. Current Time of use rates Ontario  electricity prices will remain the same. The OEB set new TOU rates for RPP customers effective November 1, 2021. These rates are listed in the following table, which also indicates the hours to which those rates apply.

Summer pricing periods from May 1, 2022 to October 31, 2022

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Ontario Electricity rates going up November 1, 2020

Electricity rates are set to rise this weekend in Ontario, with the average customer seeing a nearly two per cent increase to their hydro bill compared to before the pandemic.

Earlier this month, the Ontario Energy Board announced new prices for households and small businesses that take effect on Sunday, Nov. 1.

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How Electricity Rates Are Determined

Electricity rates

To have an understanding of changes in electricity rates it is necessary to understand the factors which affect the production of electricity.

You may have noticed that electricity rates constantly vary. The variations in the price of electricity is due to a multitude of factors. The price of electricity is determined by the cost to construct, maintain, finance, and operate the power plants, electrical grid, and power lines.

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Understanding Your Electricity Bill

Electricity billThe data and information found on your electricity bill may not be so easy to comprehend, but we’re here to help you decipher this bill so that you know exactly what you’re paying for.

Paying your bills is never an enjoyable experience, especially when you become lost in all the information found on those dreadful pages. Although your electricity bill may look intimidating and complicated at first glance, we can help explain and simplify this information to ease your anxiety. It’s important to understand the information on your bills so that you know exactly what you’re paying for and why you’re paying for it.

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Reduce your Carbon Footprint with LED Lights

LED lights

Our actions have an impact on the environment whether we like it or not, but doing a good deed for the planet can be as easy as switching to LED lights in your home.

We all know that as human beings, the choices we make have a huge impact on the future of our planet and the future generations that will inhabit it. For this reason, we should all have a level of responsibility for our personal impact on the world. Technological advancements have given us the option to choose environmentally friendly products that reduce our carbon footprint. A small but impactful change that you can make in your home to help the environment is to switch to LED lights.

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Spring Energy Saving Tips

Energy saving tips

There are many ways to use your appliances less and save more money during the spring using simple energy saving tips.

As the weather warms up your home will as well while your appliances work hard to keep you cool. There are many small adjustments you can make to your home and to your daily habits to save on energy and money. An energy audit is a great way to find where the most improvement can be made, but it isn`t always necessary. Some common sense and simple energy saving tips you can find online will often do the trick. Here are some of the easiest ways for you to save money on energy this spring season.

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What is my Monthly Energy Usage?

Energy usage

Calculating your home’s monthly energy usage is easy, all you need is some information about your electronic devices and a bit of basic mathematics.

All of the electronic devices in your home, no matter how big or small, add up and amount to the dollar value you find on your monthly utility bill. You might be interested in knowing how you get to that number. Being aware of what the main contributors to your utility bill are is a great step in cutting down on your energy usage. Luckily, calculating this is quite simple. Using the steps listed below you’ll know your monthly energy usage for each device.

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Safety Tips During Power Outages

Power Outages

Power outages can make you prone to the risk of a fire in your home.

Home fires are a devastating event that’s often related to power outages. No homeowner would want to be in a position where they are likely to put their family and themselves in danger. Luckily there are precautions that you can take which will highly decrease your chances of experiencing a house fire in the event of a power outage.

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