{"id":1008,"date":"2022-01-18T13:02:08","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T18:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/willbouma.ca\/?p=1008"},"modified":"2022-01-18T13:03:11","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T18:03:11","slug":"ontario-cuts-electricity-rates-to-help-workers-families-and-small-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willbouma.ca\/ontario-cuts-electricity-rates-to-help-workers-families-and-small-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario Cuts Electricity Rates to Help Workers, Families and Small Businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1008\" class=\"elementor elementor-1008\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9805416 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9805416\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7c22c0\" data-id=\"c7c22c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c87e432 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c87e432\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Off-peak rates provide immediate savings as Ontarians spend more time at home while public health measures are in place<\/em><\/p><p>NEWS January 18, 2022<\/p><p>TORONTO \u2013 The Ontario government is providing 21 days of electricity-rate relief to support families and workers spending more time at home, as well as small businesses, consistent with the length of time the province is in modified Step Two public health measures. As of 12:01 AM today electricity prices are lowered to the off-peak rate of 8.2 cents per kilowatt-hour &#8212; less than half the on-peak rate &#8212; 24 hours per day.<\/p><p>\u201cEffective today, families and small businesses will benefit from 21 days of electricity rate relief as our government implements the off-peak rate,\u201d said Todd Smith, Minister of Energy. \u201cThe off-peak rate, which is less than half the on-peak rate, will provide immediate savings as Ontarians spend more time at home and work together to slow the spread of the Omicron variant.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cBrantford Power and Energy+ have been excellent partners in helping us pass along these savings directly to local businesses, organizations and residents\u201d, said Brantford-Brant MPP Will Bouma.\u00a0 \u201cWe heard from people who have been affected by COVID-19, and we have responded. This change will help reduce costs for all residential, small business and farm customers, as some spend more time at home.\u201d<\/p><p>Electricity customers won\u2019t have to do anything to benefit from the rate cut, it will be applied automatically to both Time-of-Use and Tiered rate plans on the bills of residential customers, small businesses and farms who pay regulated rates set by the Ontario Energy Board (OEB).<\/p><p>Implementation of the off-peak rate builds on existing programs introduced by government to reduce electricity prices including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/find-programs-reduce-electricity-bill\">Ontario Electricity Rebate<\/a> (OER), which provides a 17 per cent rebate on the subtotal of the electricity bill of eligible customers including households, small businesses and farms. Eligible customers will continue to benefit from the OER while off-peak pricing is in place.<\/p><p>\u201cWe extend our thanks to Local Distribution Companies, as well as the Ontario Energy Board who have worked quickly to ensure the off-peak rate is applied automatically to bills, providing a seamless experience for both Time-of-Use and Tiered customers, \u201d said Minister Smith.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>-30-<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>For more information, contact MPP Will Bouma at 519-759-0361 or <a href=\"mailto:will.bouma@pc.ola.org\">will.bouma@pc.ola.org<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Off-peak rates provide immediate savings as Ontarians spend more time at home while public health measures are in place NEWS January 18, 2022 TORONTO \u2013 The Ontario government is providing 21 days of electricity-rate relief to support families and workers spending more time at home, as well as small businesses, consistent with the length of &#8230; <a title=\"Ontario Cuts Electricity Rates to Help Workers, Families and Small Businesses\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/willbouma.ca\/ontario-cuts-electricity-rates-to-help-workers-families-and-small-businesses\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Ontario Cuts Electricity Rates to Help Workers, Families and Small Businesses\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":529,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ontario Cuts Electricity Rates to Help Workers, Families and Small Businesses - WillBouma.ca<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/willbouma.ca\/ontario-cuts-electricity-rates-to-help-workers-families-and-small-businesses\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ontario Cuts Electricity Rates to Help Workers, Families and Small Businesses\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Off-peak rates provide immediate savings as Ontarians spend more time at home while public health measures are in place NEWS January 18, 2022 TORONTO \u2013 The Ontario government is providing 21 days of electricity-rate relief to support families and workers spending more time at home, as well as small businesses, consistent with the length of ... 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