Electric Tariff
This tariff information is provided for your convenience. If there are differences between this material and the official printed version of the Electric Tariff issued by BC Hydro, the official version shall prevail.
Electric Tariff Supplement No. 74 [PDF, 728 Kb]
Electric Tariff effective April 1, 2008 [PDF, 5.7 Mb]
Electric Tariff Supplement No. 5 [PDF, 1.8 Mb]
Agreement for customers taking electricity under Rate Schedule 1823.
Electric Tariff Supplement No. 6 [PDF, 1.4 Mb]
What's happening to rates in 2008
The Revenue Requirements Application includes a rate increase for all customers – effective April 1, 2008 - that reflects the operating costs we will require over the next two years. The increase will be 6.56 per cent in the first year and 8.21 per cent in the second year.
We have also applied to create a Conservation Rate that introduces a two-step rate structure for residential customers. This rate structure is designed to encourage conservation and, if approved, could come into effect later in 2008.
For details on rate changes, please see our Residential Rates page.
Current residential rates (effective April 1, 2008)
BC Hydro's residential electricity rates apply to most apartments, houses with or without electric heat, and farms in our service area. Your BC Hydro bill shows the rate schedule and electricity rates that apply to you.
A 0.5 per cent rate rider applies to all charges, before taxes and levies (not included in the charges below).
| Most Customers | |
| Zone I: the integrated system served mainly by hydroelectric (water) generation, to which 99% of our customers are connected. Schedule 1101 of the Electric Tariff. | |
| Basic Charge/ Minimum Charge: |
$0.1293 cents per day |
| All kWh: | $0.0655 per kWh |
| The Non-Integrated System | |
| Zone II: areas with no access to the integrated system, where electricity is generated by diesel and some small hydroelectric plants. Schedule 1107 of the Electric Tariff. | |
| Basic Charge/ Minimum Charge: |
$0.1293 cents per day |
| First 3,000 kWh: | $0.0655 per kWh |
| All additional kWh: | $0.1125 per kWh |
Rate rider
The rate rider is applied to the total of all charges, before taxes and levies. Amounts received from the rate rider will be used only to pay down BC Hydro's deferral accounts. BC Hydro uses these accounts to record unexpected costs and prevent sudden rate fluctuations that could result, for example, from higher-than-forecast market prices for energy.
