envirocentre

The City of Ottawa's non-profit partner
for delivering energy-efficiency services

110 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa, ON     K1P 1J1
phone: 613-580-2582
fax: 613-580-2494
1-866-261-9799-9 x 13765

 

email envirocentre

Ottawa City Hall

envirocentre receives funding from

trillium

envirocentre generates most of its revenue from retail clients and utility weatherization programs. Since 2001, it has helped 3,928 low-income households reduce their energy bills and greenhouse gas emissions.

* electricity audits

Sample customized report (.pdf)

Electricity rates in Ottawa

Ontario now has a rate structure that promotes conservation because the rate increases if your consumption exceeds average levels. During the winter, from November 1 to April 30, you pay 5 cents per kWh for the first 1,000 kWh and 5.9 cents for each additional kWh above that threshold. During the summer, from May 1 to October 31, you pay 5 cents per kWh for the first 600 kWh and 5.9 cents for each additional kWh above that threshold.

Remember that these rates are only for the electricity, not all the other charges now shown on your bill. These other charges, including paying off the $30 billion debt from building those nuclear power plants, can almost double the rate you pay, meaning that average households pay about 10 cents for each of the first 1,000 kwh and almost 12 cents for each additional kwh. For a hint of things to come when you will pay closer to the real costs of elecitricty - including the costs of climate change, check out European power rates.