Electricity Rate Breakdown
Electricity rates in Manitoba are comprised of two charges, a basic monthly charge and an energy charge.
The basic monthly charge is flat fee that is charged by Manitoba Hydro, regardless of how much electricity you use. This charge helps to cover the cost of maintaining, repairing, and upgrading the Manitoba energy grid. The basic monthly charge represents the absolute minimum billing amount for electricity.
As of April 1, 2024, the basic monthly charge for electricity is as follows:
- Residential: $9.46
- General Service Small Commercial (non-demand and demand):
- Single phase: $20.43
- Three phase: $33.69
- General Service Medium Commercial: $34.43
The energy charge covers the actual cost of the electricity you use, as measured in kilowatt-hours (kWh). This is calculated by multiplying your usage during the billing period by the current cost per kWh of electricity.
As of April 1, 2024, the energy charge for electricity is as follows:
- Residential: 9.587¢/kWh
- General Service Small/Medium Commercial (First 11,000 kWh): 9.485¢/kWh
- General Service Small/Medium Commercial (next 8,500 kWh): 7.277¢/kWh
- General Service Small/Medium Commercial (Remaining Usage): 4.671¢/kWh
- General Service Large Commercial:
- Exceeding 750 V but not 30 kV: 4.219¢/kWh
- Exceeding 30 kV but not 100 kV: 3.882¢/kWh
- Exceeding 100 kV: 3.766¢/kWh
Natural Gas Rate Breakdown
Natural gas rates in Manitoba are a bit more complex than electricity rates as there are three charges. This includes a basic monthly charge, a gas commodity, and a delivery charge. A demand charge applies to high volume, mainline, and interruptible firm services.
As with electricity, the basic monthly charge is billed regardless of your natural gas usage and is the minimum amount you can be billed.
As of May 1, 2024, the basic monthly charge for natural gas is:
- Residential: $14.00
- Small Commercial General Service: $14.00
- Large Commercial General Service: $77.00
- High Volume Firm Service: $1,017.72
- Mainline Firm Service: $1,082.93
- Interruptible Service: $1,042.25
The gas commodity represents the natural gas Manitoba Hydro or independent natural gas marketer buys on the customer’s behalf. That cost is passed on to the customer without markup. The delivery charge is the cost of delivering natural gas to a home or business.
As of May 1, 2024, the Manitoba Hydro gas commodity charge is:
- Residential: 9.18¢/m3
- Small Commercial General Service: 9.18¢/m3
- Large Commercial General Service: 9.18¢/m3
- High Volume Firm Service: 9.18¢/m3
As of May 1, 2024, the delivery charge is:
- Residential: 12.19¢/m3
- Small General Service: 12.19¢/m3
- Large General Service: 12.19¢/m3
- High Volume Firm Service (Sales Service): 2.63¢/m3
- High Volume Firm Service (T-Service): 0.99¢/m3
- Mainline Firm Service (Sales Service): 0.66¢/m3
- Mainline Firm Service (T-Service): 0.16¢/m3
- Interruptible Service (Sales Service): 1.67¢/m3
- Interruptible Service (T-Service): 0.67¢/m3
Lastly, the demand charge is a monthly fee that recovers costs incurred by Manitoba Hydro for the use of capacity on pipeline and storage facilities to transport natural gas to Manitoba for distribution.
As of May 1, 2024, the demand charge is:
- High Volume Firm Service (Sales Service): 44.56¢/m3/month
- High Volume Firm Service (T-Service): 17,99¢/m3/month
- Mainline Firm Service (Sales Service): 60.62¢/m3/month
- Mainline Firm Service (T-Service): 22.60¢/m3/month
- Interruptible Service (Sales Service): 22.14¢/m3/month
- Interruptible Service (T-Service): 8.70¢/m3/month
