Businesses that pay the wholesale price for electricity have been receiving rebates on
their electricity bills from Hydro One Brampton affecting the commodity price they pay.
Provincial Benefit
The Provincial Benefit, appearing
since January 2005 on the bills of
customers using more than 250,000
kilowatt-hours (kWh), accounts for
differences between the market price
and the price paid to regulated and
contracted generators.
NOTE: If you have a contract with a
licensed electricity retailer and you
consume more than 250,000 kWh/year,
you are eligible for the Provincial Benefit.
To date, the Provincial Benefit
has been a credit of:
Month
Rate (¢/kWh)
Jan-June (2005)
0.01
July (2005)
0.60
August (2005)
1.25
September (2005)
1.70
October (2005)
2.00
November (2005)
1.55
December (2005)
0.25
January (2006)
1.45
Rebate on OPG Non-Prescribed Assets (ONPA)
The Government of Ontario has set a price of 4.7¢/kWh on
85% of the output from Ontario Power Generation's (OPG)
coal-fired and small hydro-electric operations, which will be
lifted on April 30, 2006. Customers paying the wholesale
price for electricity can expect to see a refund on their bills
next summer for monies collected above the set price*.
*NOTE: Customers with a retail contract may or may not receive
this rebate depending on their contract provisions and should
contact their electricity retailer for more information.
