Ontario extends hydro rate relief, increases fixed price

Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks during his daily updates regarding COVID-19 at Queen's Park in Toronto on May 27, 2020.Ontario is extending its COVID-19 residential electricity rate relief for another five months, but the fixed price will be going up by nearly three cents per kilowatt hour.

That’s higher than the 10.1 cents per hour being that’s been charged since electricity relief was introduced on March 24, but still well below peak rates that can reach as high as 20.8 cents.The province says the changes will be effective June 1 and last until Oct. 31, while industrial and commercial businesses will also see an extension of the COVID-19 relief through the end of June.

Ontario surpassed its daily target of 16,000 tests for the third consecutive day with the latest figures reported on Saturday. A total of 801 people have been hospitalized with COVID-19, with 121 patients in intensive care units and 84 on ventilators.The province also confirmed five more outbreaks in long-term care facilities, bringing the total to 305 outbreaks in homes.

That’s not extending relief if the price is going up...

So now instead of off peak, lowest rate 24/7, we will be paying mid rate 24/7. What happened to lowest rate after 7pm or weekends. How is that providing relief to those who are working from home or still not able to go to work? fordnation

Our hydro bill is about to increase, ok, but the man shared his cheesecake recipe.

What they need to do, as with all others, is to make it NON-PROFIT.

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