Understanding Your Bill - TOU Pricing - January 18 to February 7, 2022

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The format of your bill is mandated by the Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines.
The example below shows the calculations for a residential consumer who uses 700 kWh per month that has a typical time-of-use consumption pattern.
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	Volume	Rate	Amount
On Peak Mid Peak Off Peak	126 kWh 126 kWh 448 kWh	$0.082 $0.082 $0.082	$10.33 $10.33 $36.74
Electricity Charges			$57.40
Monthly Service Charge Variable Charge Transmission Charges Distribution Losses (3.76% of kWh)   On Peak Losses   Mid Peak Losses   Off Peak Losses	30 Days 700 kWh 726 kWh - 5 kWh 5 kWh 17 kWh	$31.76 $0.0010 $0.0160 - $0.082 $0.082 $0.082	$31.76 $0.70 $11.62 - $0.39 $0.39 $1.38
Delivery Charges   Delivery Charges This is the cost of delivering electricity from generating stations across the province to your home or business through high voltage (transmission) and low voltage (distribution) power lines. Delivery charges include: Customer Service Charge: A fixed charge for costs relating to meter reading, billing, customer service and account maintenance, and general utility operations. Distribution Charge: A variable charge for costs of building and maintaining the distribution system, including overhead and underground power lines, poles, and transformer stations. Transmission Charge: A variable charge for the costs of transmitters to operate and maintain the high-voltage transmission system that carries electricity from generating stations to Oakville Hydro. Loss Adjustment: When electricity is delivered over a power line, it is normal for a small amount of power to be consumed, or lost, as heat. This charge accounts for that loss.			$46.24
Wholesale Market Charges Standard Supply Service Charge	726 kWh Per Month	$0.0039 $0.25	$2.83 $0.25
Regulatory Charge   Regulatory Charge The Wholesale Market Service Charge covers services provided by the Independent Electricity System Operator to operate the wholesale electricity market and maintain the reliability of the high voltage power grid. The Standard Supply Service Charge covers part of our administrative costs to provide electricity to customers that buy their power from us. This charge, set by the OEB, is the same for all utilities across the province.			$3.08
Total Electricity Charges			$106.72
Ontario Electricity Rebate	17%		$(18.14)
HST	13%		$13.87
Total Due			$102.45