About your Utility Bill

The electrical industry in Ontario has been undergoing many changes over the past few years.  New regulations mean your hydro bill has a lot of new terminology and line items.  We want our customers to understand what they are paying for and where that money goes.

Electricity:
This is the cost of the electricity supplied to you during this billing period and is the part of the bill that is subject to competition. The electricity consumed is multiplied by the adjustment factor. * Barrie Hydro collects this money and pays this amount directly to our suppliers.

*When electricity is delivered over a power line, it is normal for a small amount of power to be consumed or lost as heat. Equipment such as wires and transformers, consumes power before it gets to your home or business. The adjustment factor accounts for these losses.

Delivery:
These are the costs of delivering electricity from the generating stations across the province to Barrie Hydro then to your home or business. This includes the costs to build and maintain the transmission and distribution lines, towers and poles, and operate provincial and local electricity systems.

Regulatory Charges:
Regulatory Charges are the costs of administering the wholesale electricity system and maintaining the reliability of the provincial grid.

Debt Retirement Charge:
The debt retirement charge pays down the debt of the former Ontario Hydro.