Ontario households and small businesses use the majority of their electricity nearly two thirds of it during off peak hours.
Off peak hours for electricity in ontario.
And 7 a m which is considered off peak hours hydro rates are 10 1 cents per kilowatt hour kwh whereas at mid peak hours usually on weekday afternoons from 11 a m.
This results in a blended rate of 11 cents kwh.
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Covid 19 off peak electricity pricing extended to may 31 2020 to support ontarians through the rapidly evolving covid 19 situation the government of ontario issued an emergency order under the emergency management and civil protection act to provide a measure of temporary emergency relief for electricity customers.
To 5 p m rates are much higher 14 4 cents kwh.
As of march 24 households farms and small businesses who pay tou.
On peak when demand is highest.
The government of ontario is providing temporary 45 day emergency relief to support ontarians impacted by the covid 19 pandemic.
On weekdays between 7 p m.
These periods are during the daytime but not the busiest times of day.
These are the busiest times of day generally when people are cooking starting up their computers and running heaters or air conditioners.
Mid peak when demand for electricity is moderate.
Those rpp tou prices were set on november 1 2019 and are.
Off peak when demand for electricity is lowest.