The information is easy to find and review online: https://www.torontohydro.com/sites/elec ... Rates.aspxtarteaucitron wrote: ↑My point is, I prefer reasonable clarity and would be happier to see a break down of the costs. So, when this delivery charge represents the most expensive item in my bill, I would naturally want to find out HOW it is being calculated and whether it makes sense
Not sure why they don't break it down by line item on the bill itself, though, probably because some people's heads would explode because too many numbers.. To summarize from that page:
Usage Charges:
* TIme of Use pricing of $0.129/kWh peak, $0.109/kWh midpeak, and $0.072/kWh off-peak
Delivery Charges:
* Transmission Charge of $0.01368/kWh
* Distribution Charge of $0.01521/kWh
* Customer Charge of $19.11 per 30days
* Smart Meter Management Charge of $0.78 per 30 days
* Recovery of foregone revenue of $0.07 per 30 days
* Recovery of foregone revenue of $0.00005/kWh
* Refund of Variance Account Charge ($0.00058/kWh)
* Refund due to Tax Changes ($0.0001/kWh)
Regulatory Charges:
* Wholesale Operations Charge $0.0056/kWh
* Standard Supply Service Charge $0.25 per 30 days
Government Charges:
* Debt Retirement Charge of $0.007/kWh
* HST charge of 13% applied to all of above
* Ontario Clean Energy Benefit of (10%) applied to all of above
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