Gas rates, and electricity rates and periods for May 1
The Ontario Energy Board announced that there will be little change to both time-of-use and tiered regulated price plan electricity prices on May 1. Additionally, there will be no adjustments to the current Utilities Kingston gas rates at this time.
Natural gas rates quarterly review
Utilities Kingston has reviewed the rates for the natural gas commodity, transportation
There will be no adjustments to the current gas rates at this time. Please find the current gas rate schedules from our website.
The next quarterly review of these rate components will be
Electricity prices remain virtually unchanged starting May 1
The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) announced that there will be little change to both time-of-use and tiered regulated price plan (RPP) electricity prices on May 1.
The RPP prices set for May 1,
For residential and small business customers that buy their electricity from their utility, the new time-of-use (TOU) prices set by the OEB for May 1,
TOU Price Periods | Summer period, May 1 to October 31 | TOU prices, effective May 1, | Change |
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Off-Peak | Weekdays |
6.5 ¢/kWh | No change |
Mid-Peak | Weekdays 7 a.m. – 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. | 9.4 ¢/kWh | Down 0.1 ¢/kWh |
On-Peak | Weekdays 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. | 13.2 ¢/kWh | No change |
The RPP tiered pricing and summer thresholds table is available from the OEB's news release.
For other customers who are eligible for Fair Hydro Plan savings, the OEB sets a credit that reduces their global adjustment (GA) charges. These customers include those that are eligible for the
The GA credit set by the OEB effective May 1,
The new RPP prices and the GA credit will be in effect until April 30, 2019.
Additional Information and Resources
- OEB's RPP Price Backgrounder
- OEB's RPP-GA-modifier Report for May 2018 to Apr 2019
- Rate comparison charts – See how Ontario’s electricity rates compare to other jurisdictions.