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BC Hydro Electricity Rates

BC Hydro provides electricity service to customers across BC, except for a section of southern BC and in the cities of New Westminster, Penticton, and Nelson. The billing period is normally two-months for BC Hydro’s electricity service to residential customers.

Based on two months of consumption (62 days), electricity rates for BC Hydro’s residential customers , as of July 2022, are:

• Basic charge = $0.2090 per day
• Step 1 energy charge (first 1376 kilowatt hours (kWh)) = $0.0950 /kWh
• Step 2 energy charge (every kWh over 1376) = $0.1408 /kWh

Historical Rates^*

^* The historical information above includes basic and energy charges, rate riders (if any), and applicable taxes. Electricity consumption is based on an annual average of 32.2 gigajoules (GJ) (or 8,944 kWh) per household in BC in 2019 from Statistics Canada. A regional transit levy may apply for customers in select cities to support public transit.

FortisBC Inc. Electricity Rates

FortisBC Inc. provides electricity to customers in a section of southern BC. Customers can choose to be billed monthly or bi-monthly. Electricity rates for FortisBC Inc.’s residential customers , as of July 2022, are:

• Customer charge = $39.64 per two-month period
• Step 1 energy charge (first 1600 kWh) =$0.12365 /kWh
• Step 2 energy charge (every kWh over 1600) = $0.13713 /kWh

Historical Rates^*

^* The historical information above includes customer and energy charges, rate riders (if any), and applicable taxes. Electricity consumption is based on an annual average of 32.2 GJ (or 8,944 kWh) per household in BC in 2019 from Statistics Canada. A municipal operating fee may also apply in certain municipalities.

FortisBC Energy Inc. Natural Gas Rates

FortisBC Energy Inc. provides natural gas to customers in parts of BC, including the east coast of Vancouver Island, Metro Vancouver, southern BC, and sections of northern BC.

Natural gas rates for residential customers as of July 2022 are:

• Basic charge = $0.4216 per day
• Delivery charge = $5.526 /gigajoule (GJ)
• Commodity charge = $7.258/GJ

Historical Rates^*

^* The historical information above includes basic, delivery, and commodity charges, rate riders (if any), carbon tax, and sales taxes. Natural gas consumption is based on an annual average annual of 85.6 GJ per household in BC in 2019 from Statistics Canada.

Pacific Northern Gas Natural Gas Rates

PNG provides natural gas to customers in northern BC. Natural gas rates for residential customers in the PNG service areas, as of July 2022, are:

Historical Rates^*

^* The historical information above includes basic, delivery, and commodity charges, rate riders (if any), carbon tax, and sales taxes. Natural gas consumption is based on an annual average of 85.6 GJ per household in BC in 2019 from Statistics Canada.