Off Peak Hours For Electricity In Ontario

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Off peak hours for electricity in ontario.

The government of ontario is providing temporary 45 day emergency relief to support ontarians impacted by the covid 19 pandemic. 10 1 kwh during off peak hours 14 4 kwh during mid peak hours and 20 8 kwh during on peak hours. These are the busiest times of day generally when people are cooking starting up their computers and running heaters or air conditioners. These periods are during the daytime but not the busiest times of day.

As of march 24 households farms and small businesses who pay tou. On april 14 2020 the oeb announced that it would not reset those rpp prices for may 1 2020. And 7 a m which is considered off peak hours hydro rates are 10 1 cents per kilowatt hour kwh whereas at mid peak hours usually on weekday afternoons from 11 a m. On peak when demand is highest.

Mid peak when demand for electricity is moderate. Ontario households and small businesses use the majority of their electricity nearly two thirds of it during off peak hours. According to the ontario energy board the average household uses 2 3 of their electricity during off peak hours with the remainder split between mid peak and off peak. Off peak when demand for electricity is lowest.

Those rpp tou prices were set on november 1 2019 and are. Covid 19 off peak electricity pricing extended to may 31 2020 to support ontarians through the rapidly evolving covid 19 situation the government of ontario issued an emergency order under the emergency management and civil protection act to provide a measure of temporary emergency relief for electricity customers.