Rates

Residential Rates

This classification applies to an account taking electricity at 750 volts or less where the electricity is used exclusively in a separate metered living accommodation. Customers shall be residing in single-dwelling units that consist of a detached house or one unit of a semi-detached, duplex, triplex or quadruplex house, with a residential zoning. Separately metered dwellings within a town house complex or apartment building also qualify as residential customers. All customers are single-phase. Further servicing details are available in Kingston Hydro’s Conditions of Service.

As an electricity consumer in Ontario classified as Residential, your electricity bill shows charges, per Ontario regulation, related to the following sub-heading lines:

The charges shown on your bill for each of the above lines make up the costs of delivering electricity to your home from generators as well as the cost to purchase that electricity for you. Also included on your electricity bill are the Harmonized Sales Tax and your credit for the Ontario Clean Energy Benefit.

If you are a Residential customer signed with a Retailer (non-RPP residential customer), then per Ontario regulation, additionally shown on your electricity bill as a separate line item charge is your share of the cost for Global Adjustment.

Detailed Breakdown of Residential Electricity Rates & Prices

Electricity, Delivery, Regulatory, and Debt Retirement line costs on your bill are comprised of various rate components, details of which are provided below:

Residential Rates¹	Type of Usage used to Calculate Cost	Metric	Rate
1. Electricity (as of May 1, 2013)
(a) Time Of Use (TOU) Prices Or;
Time of Use Schedule and Prices (pdf) ^{(2), (3), (4)}	Adjusted Usage ⁽¹³⁾	$/kWh	Per TOU schedule
(b) Retailer Prices Or;
Commodity Charge at Retailer Rate ^{(2), (3), (4)}	Adjusted Usage	$/kWh	per contract
Global Adjustment - applicable to Non-RPP customers Only	Adjusted Usage	$/kWh	per IESO
2. Delivery (as of May 1, 2013) (a. Distribution + b. Smart Metering Entity Charge + c. Transmission)
(a) Distribution⁽⁵⁾
Service Charge	Metered Usage ⁽¹²⁾	$	$12.23
Rate Rider for Disposition of Residual Historical Smart Meter Costs (SMDR13) - effective until December 31, 2013 ⁽⁶⁾	Metered Usage	$	1.73
Rate Rider for Recovery of Smart Meter Incremental Revenue Requirement (SMIRR13) - in effective until the effective date of the next cost of service-based rate order ⁽⁶⁾	Metered Usage	$	2.63
Distribution Volumetric Rate	Metered Usage	$/kWh	0.0150
Low Voltage Service Rate	Metered Usage	$/kWh	0.0007
Rate Rider - Deferral/Variance Account Disposition (2013) - effective until April 30, 2014⁽⁷⁾	Metered Usage	$/kWh	(0.0010)
Rate Rider Global Adjustment Sub-Account Disposition (2013) - effective until April 30, 2014⁽⁷⁾ Applicable to Non-RPP customers Only	Metered Usage	$/kWh	0.0076
Rate Rider - Incremental Capital (2012) - effective until April 30, 2015 ⁽⁸⁾	Metered Usage	$/kWh	0.0007
(b)Rate Rider for Smart Metering Entity Charge (pdf) - effective until October 31, 2018⁽⁴⁾	Metered Usage	$/kWh	0.0079
(c) Transmission
Transmission Network Service Rate^(3),(4)	Adjusted Usage	$/kWh	0.0064
Transmission Line and Transformation Connection Service Rate^{(3), (4)}	Adjusted Usage	$/kWh	0.0048
3. Regulatory Charges
Non-Competitive Charge^(3),(4) (Wholesale Market Service Charge + Rural Rate Protection Charge)	Adjusted Usage	$/kWh	0.0056
Standard Supply Service - Administration Charge (If applicable)		$	0.25
4. Debt Retirement Charge⁽¹⁰⁾		$/kWh	0.00700
Debt Retirement Charge	Metered Usage	$/kWh	0.0070
HST (Harmonized Sales Tax)			13%
Ontario Clean Energy Benefit credit⁽¹¹⁾			-10%

Electricity Residential Rate Notes:

(1) Residential customers receive simplified bill presentment; Electricity, Delivery, Regulatory Charges, Debt Retirement Charge sub-heading lines and amounts relating to these lines on their electricity bill. Line amounts represent roll-ups of several sub-component charges detailed in the detailed breakdown of Residential Electricity Rates & Prices table.

(2) "Commodity Charge" is the term used by Kingston Hydro to refer to the cost of the electric power itself. The price for that power (i.e. commodity price) may be fixed or floating. For those of you that are Regulated Price Plan (RPP) customers, RPP tiered rates and thresholds and RPP time-of-use rates are adjusted semi-annually by the OEB. For those of you that have a contract with a retailer, your commodity rate will be your contracted rate.

(3) These charges are based on Adjusted Usage (Factored Usage), which is calculated as Metered Usage multiplied by an Adjustment Factor (Total Loss Factor - TLF) that is approved by the OEB.

(4) Pass through fees paid to third parties.

(5) These Distribution fees are retained by Kingston Hydro Corporation.

(6) Smart Meter Rate Riders: The Smart Meter cost recovery rider and the Smart Meter incremental revenue rider are to recover historical costs incurred and revenue to cover future costs to be incurred respectively by Kingston Hydro in respect of the Ontario Government mandated smart meter implementation. See Kingston Hydro’s Decision and Order EB-2012-0310 for further detail.

(7) Rate Riders - see Kingston Hydro's Decision and Order EB-2010-0142 for further detail.

(8) Rate Riders - see Kingston Hydro's Decision and Order EB-2011-0178 for further detail.

(9) "Standard Supply Service - Administration Charge" If you've enrolled with a retailer, this charge will not be included with Regulatory charges on your bill.

(10) "Debt Retirement Charge" helps pay down the debt of the former Ontario Hydro.

(11) The Ontario Clean Energy Benefit takes 10% off the cost of up to 3,000 kWh per month of electricity use. It is effective for electricity used from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2015. Some exceptions apply, please visit www.Ontario.ca/OCEB or call 1-888-668-4636.

(12) Metered usage in kilowatt-hours is the amount of electricity you used in kilowatt-hours (kWh). It is calculated by taking the difference in meter readings and multiplied, if applicable, by the multiplier indicated on your meter.

(13) Adjusted usage (factored usage) in kilowatt-hours is the amount of electricity you used in kWh adjusted to cover the line losses in the electricity system that is not measured by your meter. When electricity is transmitted over long distances and passes through wires and transformers, it’s normal for a small amount of power to be used or lost as heat. For example, if we deliver 800 kWh to you, we must purchase a small amount more than what you use. To determine the amount of electricity we need to buy for you, we use a calculation called an “adjustment factor.” The adjustment factor is approved by the OEB. For Kingston Hydro residential customers the adjustment factor is 1.0344.

(14) "IESO" is the Independent Electricity System Operator. The IESO manages Ontario's electricity system and operates the wholesale electricity market. It forecasts the demand for electricity and ensures that there are available supplies to meet that demand. http://www.ieso.ca/

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The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) is the source for documentation on approval of the current rates charged by Kingston Hydro and other distributors. View our Rate Order available on the OEB site or by clicking on the following link:
Kingston Hydro Rate Order