Rates

Commercial Rates

Grimsby Power commercial customers pay for electricity based on different rates depending on their demand and usage.  Small commercial customers that have a demand less than 50 kW pay the same Time-of-Use rates that residential customers pay, with the exception of those enrolled with an energy retailer.  

Large commercial customers with a demand over 50 kW pay the Hourly Ontario Energy Price (unless enrolled with an energy retailer), plus Global Adjustment.   

The link below provides the Time-of-Use rates and price periods for both summer and winter that would be applied to small commercial customers.

Ontario Energy Board Time of Use Rates

The link below provides the information regarding the Ontario Electricity Market Price or Ontario Price for customers with demand over 50kW.

The Ontario Energy Price

Other charges on your electricity bill, including delivery and regulatory charges are available on the Tariff of Rates and Charges as approved by the OEB.  Small commercial customers fall under the General Service Less than 50 kW Service Classification.  Large commercial customers fall under the General Service 50 to 4,999 kW Service Classification.

Grimsby Power’s Current Tariff of Rates and Charges

Electric Vehicle Charging Rate

If you own or operate a commercial electric vehicle (EV) charging station, you may be eligible for the new Electric Vehicle Charging (EVC) Rate.

The EVC Rate is an electricity delivery rate designed specifically for eligible EV charging stations in Ontarioto better reflect the transmission costs of serving EV chargers with low load factors. It reduces the Retail Transmission Service Rates (RTSRs) paid by participating EV charging stations.

Who is eligible for the EVC Rate?

EV charging stations must meet all the following criteria to participate in the EVC Rate:

•          Have at least one Direct Current Fast Charger,
•          Ensure that at least 90% of total monthly peak demand is attributable to EV charging,
•          Have a monthly peak demand between 50 kW and 4,999 kW,
•          Have a 12-month average load factor of 20% or less,
•          Must not primarily serve commercial/public sector EV fleets, and
•          Any distributed energy resource behind the account’s meter must not exceed the station’s annual peak demand.

Who is considered a “customer” under the EVC Rate?

A "customer" refers to the owner or operator of an EV charging station whose facilities are connected to or are intended to be connected to an electricity distributor’s distribution system. A customer is not the end-user of the EV charging service, such as the driver of a vehicle that uses the EV charging station.

How is the EVC Rate calculated?

The EVC Rate reduces the RTSRs that participating EV charging stations would otherwise pay. RTSRs are part of the electricity bill.

Participating customers will pay 17% of the RTSR that other customers in a distributor’s General Service 50 kW to 4,999 kW class will pay. In other words, if a customer’s base RTSR is $100/kW, it would instead pay $17/kW under the EVC Rate.

The EVC Rate better aligns the RTSRs paid by participating EV charging stations with the transmission system costs incurred to serve them.

How do I apply for the EVC Rate?

You must submit an EVC opt-in form to Grimsby Power using one of the following options:

Mail: 231 Roberts Rd, Grimsby, On, L3M 5N2

Email: customeraccounts@grimsbypower.com

Have more questions?

Reach us at 905-945-5437 Option 2