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Understanding Your Bill
Please find below a "Sample" hydro bill. Place your mouse over the purple or red shaded areas to see an explanation of the individual charges. If you have further questions, please Contact Us.
Competitive Charges
Cost of Power
- Residential, low volume consumers using less than 250,000kwh per year and other designated consumers are charged electricity prices under the Regulated Price Plan that is reviewed by the Ontario Energy Board every six months. The threshold for the low price is 600kwh per month for the summer period and 1000kwh per month for the winter period. The threshold for non-residential RPP consumers is 650kwh per month year round. Please visit current pricing for rate details.
- Standard Service- large users not qualifying for the RPP are charged market prices.
- Retail Rate- A consumer may choose to sign a contract with a retailer for a fixed price for a set term. This fixed price covers the competitive charges only. Regulated charges are not included.
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Regulated Charges
- Delivery Charges- are the sum of:
Distribution Charge - The distribution charge is the cost of delivering electricity from Renfrew Hydro to your home or business and is recovered through both a fixed monthly service charge and a variable delivery charge.
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Transmission Charges - This is the cost for Renfrew Hydro to connect to the supply network and the cost to transmit the power from the network to Renfrew Hydro. These costs are set by the Ontario Energy Board.
- Regulatory Charges- are the sum of:
Wholesale Market Charge - Consists of the Independent Market Operator system and administration fees, IMO uplift charges and IMO ancillary charges.
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Rural Rate Assistance - A fee implemented by the OEB to offset extra costs of delivering power to rural and more isolated areas.
- Debt Retirement Charge- This charge was implemented by the Government of Ontario to pay down the debt of the former Ontario Hydro.
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