10 1 kwh during off peak hours 14 4 kwh during mid peak hours and 20 8 kwh during on peak hours.
Ontario electricity peak hours.
Off peak when demand for electricity is lowest.
From toronto hydro to hydro one all regulated retailers in ontario follow the rules set by the oeb including the peak hours for electricity.
From june 1 to october 31 2020 households farms and small businesses who pay time of use electricity rates will be charged 12 8 kwh around the clock.
On april 14 2020 the oeb announced that it would not reset those rpp prices for may 1 2020.
Customers participating in this initiative are referred to as class a.
Covid 19 recovery rate for time of use customers.
To support families small businesses and farms while ontario plans for the safe and gradual reopening of the province the government of ontario has introduced a new fixed electricity price of 12 8 kwh for customers that are on time of use tou prices.
According to toronto hydro hydro rates for winter 2020 from november 1 2019 to april 30 2020 present an enormous difference between electricity prices in a single day.
Mid peak when demand for electricity is moderate.
Important notice time of use electricity rates.
Time of use electricity prices usually change throughout each weekday when demand is on peak from 7am to 11am and 5pm to 7pm mid peak from 11am to 5pm and off peak from 7pm to 7am.
Those rpp tou prices were set on november 1 2019 and are.
Covid 19 update new electricity pricing for tou customers in effect june 1.
Customers who participate in the industrial conservation initiative ici pay global adjustment ga based on their percentage contribution to the top five peak hours of energy use in ontario over a 12 month base period may 1 to april 30.
The government of ontario has implemented a covid 19 recovery rate.
Households farms and small business customers that pay time of use tou electricity rates will be billed at the fixed rate of 12 8 cents per kwh 24 hours a day seven days a week.
The ontario energy board is leaving these winter time of use periods in place beyond may 1 2020 to provide greater price stability for customers when they are staying at home.
These periods are during the daytime but not the busiest times of day.
Effective june 1 2020 the provincial government introduced the covid 19 recovery rate.
According to the ontario energy board the average household uses 2 3 of their electricity during off peak hours with the remainder split between mid peak and off peak.
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This results in a blended rate of 11 cents kwh.