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Rates & Service Charges

Ontario Electricity Rebate (OER)

The Ontario Electricity Rebate (OER) is for most households, farms, long-term care homes and small businesses. Eligible consumers automatically receive the rebate, which appears on bills as a separate line item at the bottom of your electricity bill. For more information, visit the Ontario website. The revised Ontario Electricity Rebate starting November 1, 2023 is below.

OER19.3%

Time-of-Use Pricing (Winter Period)

Rates effective as of Nov 1, 2023

TOU Off-Peak (7 p.m. – 7 a.m.) Weekdays, all day Weekends and Holidays$0.087/kWh
TOU Mid-Peak (7 a.m. – 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. & 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.) Weekdays$0.122/kWh
TOU On-Peak (11 a.m. – 5 p.m.) Weekdays$0.182/kWh

Tiered Pricing (Winter Period)

Rates effective Nov 1, 2023

Tier 1- Residential- first 1,00 kWh/month
Non-Residential- first 750 kWh/month
$0.103/kWh
Tier 2- Residential- for electricity used above 1,000 kWh/month
Non-Residential- for electricity used above 750 kWh/month
$0.125/kWh
For historical electricity rates, please visit the Ontario Energy Board website.

Ultra-Low Overnight (Winter Period)

Rates effective Nov 1, 2023

ULO On-Peak (4 p.m. – 9 p.m.) Weekdays$0.286/kWh
ULO Mid-Peak (7 a.m. – 4 p.m. & 9 p.m. – 11 p.m.) Weekdays$0.122/kWh
ULO Weekend Off-Peak (7 a.m. – 11 p.m.) Weekends$0.087/kWh
ULO Ultra-Low Overnight (11 p.m. – 7 a.m.) Weekdays & Weekends$0.028/kWh

Monthly Rates and Charges

Residential

Rates effective as of May 1, 2023

Monthly Service Charge$29.68/month
Smart Meter Entity Charge$0.4200/month
Low Voltage Service Rate$0.0035/kWh
Network Service$0.0093/kWh
Line and Transformation Connection Service$0.0064/kWh

General Service GS < 50kW

Rates effective May 1, 2023

Monthly Service Charge$39.99/month
Smart Meter Entity Charge$0.4200/month
Distribution Volumetric Rate$0.0137/kWh
Low Voltage Service Rate$0.0034/kWh
Network Service$0.0079/kWh
Line and Transformation Connection Service$0.0061/kWh

General Service 50 to 4,999 kW Non-Interval

Rates effective May 1, 2023

Monthly Service Charge$261.81/month
Distribution Volumetric$2.5318/kW
Low Voltage Service$1.4462/kW
Network Service$3.2942/kW
Line and Transformation Connection Service$2.4726/kW

General Service 50 to 4,999 kW Interval

Rates effective May 1, 2023

Monthly Service Charge$261.81/month
Distribution Volumetric$2.5318/kW
Low Voltage Service$1.4462/kW
Network Service$4.0579/kW
Line and Transformation Connection Service$2.7419/kW

Embedded Distributor 

Rates effective May 1, 2023

Monthly Service Charge$618.85/month
Distribution Volumetric$1.3700/kW
Network Service
Line and Transformation Connection Service

Unmetered Scattered Load

Rates effective May 1, 2023

Monthly Service Charge$9.92/month
Distribution Volumetric$0.0309/kWh
Low Voltage Service$0.0034/kWh
Network Service$0.0079/kWh
Line and Transformation Connection Service$0.0061/kWh

Sentinel Lights

Rates effective May 1, 2023

Monthly Service Charge per connection$3.52/connection
Distribution Volumetric$10.1010/kW
Low Voltage Service$0.9942/kW
Network Service$2.5362/kW
Line and Transformation Connection Service$1.8847/kW

Street Lights

Rates effective May 1, 2023

Monthly Service Charge per connection$3.68/connection
Distribution Volumetric$9.9758/kW
Low Voltage Service$0.9877/kW
Network Service$2.5006/kW
Line and Transformation Connection Service$1.8726/kW

Applicable to all Rate Classes

Rates effective Jan 1, 2024

Wholesale Market Services$0.0059/kWh
SSS Administration Charge$0.25/ connection

Loss Factors

Total Loss Factor (Secondary)1.0355
Total Loss Factor (Primary)1.0251
What is a Loss Factor? 

As of October 1, 2018, your consumption is uplifted by a rate of 1.0355 to account for system losses that occur in the delivery of electricity to your home. For example, if you have used 1,000kWh in a month, this amount would be multiplied by the factor of 1.0355 for a total of 1,035.5kWh of consumption that would form the basis for some of the charges. These losses used to be included in the bundled cost of power. This “Total Loss Factor” is an Ontario Energy Board approved rate. Essex Powerlines pays for losses that occur up to the point electricity comes into our system.

Other Charges

Rates effective May 1, 2023

microFIT Generator Service Charge$4.55
Transformer allowances$(0.60)/kW
Primary Metering Allowances(1.00)%

Specific Service Charges

Rates effective May 1, 2023

Arrears Certificate$15.00
Statement of Account$15.00
Duplicate invoices for previous billings$15.00
Requests for other billing information$15.00
Easement letter$15.00
Income tax letter$15.00
Account history$15.00
Returned cheque charge (plus bank charges)$15.00
Legal letter charge$15.00
Account set up charge/ charge of occupant (plus credit agency costs if applicable)$30.00
Special meter reads$30.00
Meter dispute charge plus Measurement Canada fees (if meter found correct)$30.00
Late payment – per month1.50%
Late payment – per annum19.56%
Reconnect charge – at meter during regular hours$65.00
Reconnect Charge – at meter after regular hours$185.00
Reconnect Charge at pole – during regular hours$185.00
Reconnect Charge at pole – after regular hours$415.00
Service call – customer owned equipment$30.00
Service call – after regular hours$165.00
Temporary service install & remove – overhead – no transformer$500.00
Temporary service install & remove – underground – no transformer$300.00
Temporary service install & remove – overhead with transformer$1,000.00
Specific charge for access to the power poles- per pole/year (with the exception of wireless attachments)$36.05