Hydro rate increases expected for most Ontario households due to program changes
Posted Mar 26, 2015 09:46:22 AM.
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TORONTO – Electricity bills for most Ontario households will increase an average of $137 next year because of changes to Liberal government programs.
The 10 per cent rebate on all hydro bills, the so-called clean energy benefit averaging $17 a month, will end on Jan 1.
At the same time, the debt retirement charge of roughly $5.60 a month, used to pay off old nuclear program costs, will also come off bills.
The government is also starting a rebate program of $20 to $50 a month for low-income residents.
That will add about 70 cents a month to hydro bills for other customers, depending on how many people apply for the discounts.
The sliding scale of hydro rebates will depend on the size of a family as well as its income level.
