Tiered Rates

Residential customers on Tiered Pricing are charged one rate for the electricity used in 30 days below a set threshold. Any electricity consumed above the threshold in the 30 days is charged at a different rate.

• Summer Price Threshold = 600 kilowatt hours per 30 days during the summer season - May 1 - October 31

• Winter Price Threshold = 1,000 kilowatt hours per 30 days during the winter season - November 1 to April 30

Customers with more than one dwelling unit as defined under the Condominium Act, Tenant Protection Act or the Co-operative Corporation Act can declare this information to Guelph Hydro / Alectra Utilities in writing used the Self-Declaration form for Multi-Unit Premises and Price Plan Election. Tiered Pricing rates will be applied according to the number of units (not applicable under Time-of-Use prices).

Multi-Residential Units on Tiered Pricing are charged one rate for the electricity used in 30 days per unit below a set threshold. Any electricity consumed above the threshold in the 30 days per unit is charged at a different rate.

• Summer Price Threshold = 600 kilowatt hours per 30 days during the summer season - May 1 - October 31

• Winter Price Threshold = 1,000 kilowatt hours per 30 days during the winter season - November 1 to April 30

  Current Rates - May 1 to October 31, 2023

  Threshold	Pricing
  Up to 600 kilowatt hours used in 30 days	8.7¢ per kilowatt hour
  Remaining kilowatt hours used in 30 days	10.3¢ per kilowatt hour

  Previous Rates - November 1, 2022 to April 30, 2023

  Threshold Pricing Up to 1,000 kilowatt hours used in 30 days 8.7¢ per kilowatt hour Remaining kilowatt hours used in 30 days 10.3¢ per kilowatt hour

  Previous Rates - May 1 to October 31, 2022

  Threshold Pricing Up to 600 kilowatt hours used in 30 days 9.8¢ per kilowatt hour Remaining kilowatt hours used in 30 days 11.5¢ per kilowatt hour

  Previous Rates - February 8 to April 30, 2022

  February 8, 2022 - Time-of-Use and Tiered prices have resumed. January 18 through February 7, 2022, electricity prices were set at the off-peak price of 8.2¢/kWh, 24 hours per day for all regulated price plan customers. The off-peak rate was applied automatically to residential, small businesses and farms who pay Time-of-Use or Tiered prices set by the Ontario Energy Board. On February 8, 2022, RPP Tiered prices resumed: Threshold Pricing Up to 1000 kilowatt hours used in 30 days 9.8¢ per kilowatt hour Remaining kilowatt hours used in 30 days 11.5¢ per kilowatt hour

  Previous Rates - January 18 to February 7, 2022

  Rate Changes for Residential and Small Business Customers Effective January 18, 2022 From January 18, 2022 through February 7, 2022, the government of Ontario is implementing a discounted RPP rate for residential and small business customers of 8.2¢/kWh. This rate will be in place all day, every day, regardless of whether your rate plan is Tiered or Time of Use. This rate will be applied automatically, and it will not affect your rate option (Tiered or TOU) once the discounted rate expires; you are not required to do anything. Threshold Pricing Up to 1000 kilowatt hours used in 30 days 8.2¢ per kilowatt hour Remaining kilowatt hours used in 30 days 8.2¢ per kilowatt hour

  Previous Rates - November 1, 2021 to January 17, 2022

  Threshold Pricing Up to 1000 kilowatt hours used in 30 days 9.8¢ per kilowatt hour Remaining kilowatt hours used in 30 days 11.5¢ per kilowatt hour

  Previous Rates - May 1 to October 31, 2021

  Threshold Pricing Up to 600 kilowatt hours used in 30 days 9.8¢ per kilowatt hour Remaining kilowatt hours used in 30 days 11.5¢ per kilowatt hour

  Previous Rates - February 23 to April 30, 2021

  Electricity Rate Changes for Residential and Small Business Customers Effective February 23, 2021 From January 1 through February 22, 2021, the government of Ontario implemented a discounted RPP rate for residential and small business customers of 8.5¢/kWh. This rate was in place regardless of whether your rate plan is Tiered or Time-of-Use. On February 23, 2021, RPP Tiered prices resumed: Threshold Pricing Up to 1000 kilowatt hours used in 30 days 10.1¢ per kilowatt hour Remaining kilowatt hours used in 30 days 11.8¢ per kilowatt hour

  Previous Rates - January 1 to February 22, 2021

  Rate Changes for Residential and Small Business Customers Effective January 1, 2021 From January 1, 2021 through February 22, 2021, the government of Ontario is implementing a discounted RPP rate for residential and small business customers of 8.5¢/kWh. This rate will be in place all day, every day, regardless of whether your rate plan is Tiered or Time of Use. This rate will be applied automatically, and it will not affect your rate option (Tiered or TOU) once the discounted rate expires; you are not required to do anything. Threshold Pricing Up to 1000 kilowatt hours used in 30 days 8.5¢ per kilowatt hour Remaining kilowatt hours used in 30 days 8.5¢ per kilowatt hour

  Previous Rates - November 1 to December 31, 2020

  Threshold Pricing Up to 1000 kilowatt hours used in 30 days 12.6¢ per kilowatt hour Remaining kilowatt hours used in 30 days 14.6¢ per kilowatt hour

  Previous Rates - November 1, 2019 to October 31, 2020

  Threshold Pricing Up to 1000 kilowatt hours used in 30 days 11.9¢ per kilowatt hour Remaining kilowatt hours used in 30 days 13.9¢ per kilowatt hour

Commercial customers on Tiered Pricing are charged one rate for the electricity used in 30 days below a set threshold. Any electricity consumed above the threshold in the 30 days is charged at a different rate.

• Summer Price Threshold = 750 kilowatt hours per 30 days during the summer season - May 1 - October 31

• Winter Price Threshold = 750 kilowatt hours per 30 days during the winter season - November 1 to April 30