TORONTO, Oct. 22, 2019 /CNW/ - The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) announced today new electricity prices for households and small businesses, effective November 1, under the Regulated Price Plan (RPP). The winter time-of-use (TOU) hours will also take effect November 1.
The total bill for a typical residential customer who uses 700 kWh per month will increase by about $1.99 or 1.8%, which is in line with the rate of inflation, as a result of the following changes:
The new TOU prices set by the OEB for November 1, 2019 under the RPP are shown in the table below. The table also shows the hours to which those prices apply:
TOU price periods | May 1, 2019 | November 1, 2019 |
Off-Peak (Weekdays 7 p.m. ? 7 a.m., all | 6.5 ¢/kWh | 10.1 ¢/kWh |
Mid-Peak (Weekdays 11 a.m. ? 5 p.m.) | 9.4 ¢/kWh | 14.4 ¢/kWh |
On-Peak (Weekdays 7 a.m. ? 11 a.m. | 13.4 ¢/kWh | 20.8 ¢/kWh |
The table below shows the new prices for the small number of customers paying tiered prices:
Tiered RPP prices (winter tier |
May 1, 2019 tiered |
November 1, 2019 tiered | |
Tier | Residential ? first 1,000
| 7.7 ¢/kWh | 11.9 ¢/kWh |
Tier | Residential ? for electricity Non-residential ? for | 8.9 ¢/kWh | 13.9 ¢/kWh |
The total bill impact for individual customers across the province may vary depending on the customer's electricity usage and the utility that serves them.
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About the Ontario Energy Board
The OEB is the independent regulator of Ontario's electricity and natural gas sectors. It protects consumers and makes decisions that serve the public interest. Its goal is to promote a sustainable and efficient energy sector that provides consumers with reliable energy services at a reasonable cost.
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SOURCE Ontario Energy Board