The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) sets electricity rates for consumers. Your electricity bill is made up of several charges, including for the electricity commodity and delivery. The latter includes transmission to and distribution throughout Central Kingston. Kingston Hydro retains part of this delivery portion of the bill and uses it to maintain and upgrade local infrastructure.

While the commodity rate is rising 0.5 cents per kiloWatt hour on November 1 (for OEB-approved Time-of-Use rates), the rates relating to transmission and distribution remain unchanged. Kingston Hydro is required by the Ontario Energy Board to charge the commodity rate increase to consumers and then remit it to the Independent Electricity System Operator.

Learn more:

• Electricity prices, from the Ontario Energy Board website
• How electricity prices are set by the Ontario Energy Board
• About the Independent Electricity System Operator
• Understanding Your Electricity Bill, information from Utilities Kingston
• Rates and Regulatory Affairs, including a link to the Kingston Hydro rate order
• About Utilities Kingston and its affiliation with Kingston Hydro