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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:
* 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. 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:
* 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. 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:
* 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.
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:
Charge | West | Dawson Creek | Fort St. John | Tumbler Ridge |
Basic charge (per month) | $10.75 | $7.00 | $7.00 | $8.50 |
Delivery charge | $12.850/GJ | $5.527/GJ | $5.725/GJ | $11.639/GJ |
Commodity charge | $6.938/GJ | $6.725/GJ | $6.725/GJ | $7.401/GJ |
* 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.
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