Business / Commercial Rates
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Setting Rates
In Ontario, electricity rates are set by the Ontario Energy Board (OEB). Your bill includes charges for the electricity commodity (generated), transmission through high voltage systems (e.g. Hydro One), and distribution through local systems (e.g. ENWIN). The OEB must ensure that all rates are justified and reasonable. When ENWIN seeks a rate change, we must prove that the rates we request are justified and reasonable. Rate requests are presented to the OEB through an application. The current justified and reasonable rates are listed below. More information on rates is available at the OEB website: www.ontarioenergyboard.ca.
Electricity Delivery Rates
The following rates are current as of May 1, 2018. Large Users rates are available upon request.
| General Service <50 kW |
General Service >50 kW |
Intermediate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transmission Delivery Charges | |||
| Network Service | $0.0072/kWh | $2.4428/kW | $3.3109/kW |
| Connection Service | $0.0053/kWh | $1.8204/kW | $2.4672/kW |
| ENWIN Delivery Charges | |||
| Fixed Customer Charge* | $26.94 | $106.97 | $2,235.34 |
| Variable Distribution Rate | $0.0174/kWh | $4.9394/kW | $2.0666/kW |
| Net Rate Riders - Volumetric | $0.0004/kWh | $0.2654/kW | $0.1004/kW |
| Net Rate Riders - Fixed Monthly | $4.32 | - | - |
| Sentinel Lighting | Street Lighting | Unmetered Scattered Loads | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transmission Delivery Charges | |||
| Network Service | $2.2351/kW | $2.2324/kW | $0.0072/kWh |
| Connection Service | $1.6656/kW | $1.6639/kW | $0.0053/kWh |
| ENWIN Delivery Charges | |||
| Fixed Customer Charge | $12.48** | $6.02** | $10.87** |
| Net Rate Riders - Fixed Monthly | -$0.21** | $0.01** | -$0.24** |
* Charge is prorated depending on number of days in the billing period
**Charge is per connection
Note: Non-RPP, non-WMP will also have the Rate Rider for Global Adjustment Account Disposition (2017)
Regulated Price Plan (RPP) Consumers
Applies to those customers meeting the legislative criteria (residential/low-volume consumer) of the program. A regulated price per kWh is charged for electricity used.
| Non-Residential Tier Pricing | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Commodity Charge/kWh | Price |
| May 1, 2018 - October 31, 2018 | <750 | $0.077/kWh |
| May 1, 2018 - October 31, 2018 | >750 | $0.089/kWh |
| Non-Residential TOU Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Off-Peak (lowest demand) | $0.065/kWh |
| Mid-Peak (moderate demand) | $0.094/kWh |
| On-Peak (highest demand) | $0.132/kWh |
Non-Regulated Price Plan Consumers
The electricity price you pay per kWh is:
- The spot market price or weighted average price (dependant on the type of meter installed), or
- A retailer contract price (dependent on your choice of electricity provider).
Regulatory Charges
| Wholesale Market Service Charge (Not including CBR) /kWh | $0.0032 |
|---|---|
| Capacity Based Recovery (CBR) / kWh | $0.0004 |
| Rural Rate Protection Charge/kWh | $0.0003 |
| Regulated Price Plan (RPP) Admin. Charge* | $0.25 |
*Applies to customers not contracted with an energy retailer
Debt Retirement Charge
The Debt Retirement Charge was removed for certain residential consumption after Dec. 31, 2015 and for all remaining consumption after April 1, 2018.
Total Loss Factor Adjustment
As electricity is delivered over a power line, a small amount of power is consumed or lost as heat. This is known as line loss, and is caused by wires and transformers that consume power before it gets to your home or business. The loss factor adjustment accounts for these losses.
| Secondary metered customers <5,000 kW | 1.0377 |
|---|---|
| Primary metered customers <5,000 kW | 1.0273 |
| Customers >5,000 kW | Available Upon Request |
Late Payment Charge
A Late Payment Charge of 1.5% will be applied to the unpaid portion of your account's monthly balance.
Transformer Ownership Credit
| Service < 115 kV (per kW of billing demand) | $0.60 |
|---|
Common Miscellaneous Charges (plus applicable taxes)
| Arrears Certificate | $15.00 |
|---|---|
| Pulling Post-Dated Cheques | $15.00 |
| Account History | $15.00 |
| Credit Reference/Credit Check | $15.00 |
| Returned Cheque Charge (not inclusive of bank fees) | $15.00 |
| Account Set-up/Change of Occupancy Charge (plus credit agency fees if applicable) | $30.00 |
| Special Meter Reads | $30.00 |
| Collection of Account Charge — No Disconnection | $30.00 |
| Disconnect/Reconnect at Meter | $65.00 |
| Disconnect/Reconnect at Meter After Hours | $185.00 |
| Meter Dispute Charge + Measurement Canada Fees (if meter found to be correct) | $30.00 |
| Dispute Test Residential | $50.00 |
| Service Call — Customer-owned Equipment | $30.00 |
| Missed Service Appointment | $65.00 |