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Business Rates (effective April 1, 2023)

New Brunswick electricity rates are among the lowest in Atlantic Canada.

General Service 1 (standard)
Service Charge: $25.65
First 20 kilowatts of demand No charge
Additional kilowatts of demand: $11.80/kW
First 5000 kilowatt hours 14.76¢ Base Rate
- 0.12 ¢ Variance Account Credit
14.64 ¢ Total Charge
Balance kilowatt-hours 10.46 ¢ Base Rate
- 0.12 ¢ Variance Account Credit
10.34 ¢ Total Charge
 
General Service 2 - closed to new customers
Service Charge: $25.65
First 20 kilowatts of demand No charge
Additional kilowatts of demand:  
Lesser of
or
$7.88/kW
3.926¢/kWh
First 5000 kilowatt hours 14.76 ¢ Base Rate
- 0.12 ¢ Variance Account Credit
14.64 ¢ Total Charge
Balance kilowatt-hours 11.33¢ Base Rate
- 0.12 ¢ Variance Account Credit
11.21¢ Total Charge
 
Recreational Lighting
Service Charge - per Billing Period

$25.65

First 5000 kWh per Billing Period 14.76 ¢ Base Rate
- 0.12 ¢ Variance Account Credit
14.64 ¢ Total Charge
Balance kilowatt-hours per Billing Period 10.46¢ Base Rate
- 0.12 ¢ Variance Account Credit
10.34¢ Total Charge
 
Small Industrial Service
(loads up to 750kilowatts)
Demand Charge $7.84/kW
First 100 kWh per kilowatt 15.19¢ Base Rate
- 0.11¢ style="text-align: left;">7.18¢ Base Rate
- 0.11¢ Variance Account Credit
7.07¢ Total Charge
 
Large Industrial Service
(minimum contracted demand of 750 kilowatts)

Billing Demand

The greatest of:

  • The monthly maximum kW demand
  • 90% of the maximum kVA demand
  • 90% of the firm amount reserved in the contract for non-curtailable Customers or 100% of the total contracted amount for curtailable Customers
  • 90% of the maximum demand recorded during the current calendar year excluding April through November
  • 90% of the lesser of the average demand recorded during the previous calendar year, or the previous calendar year excluding April through November
Demand Charge $15.94  per kW of the billing demand per month
Energy Charge 5.91¢ Base Rate
- 0.11¢ Variance Account Credit
5.80¢ Total Charge

Declining Discount Firm Rate

New facilities coming into service after April 1, 2000 or facilities that were substantially shut down as at October 1, 2000 are eligible for a declining discount on Demand Charges for the additional firm load.

 

Dusk to Dawn Lights:

Light Emitting
Diode (LED) 
Base Rate
($/month)
Variance Account
Credit ($/month)
Total Charge
($/month)
High pressure sodium 100 Watt - existing pole $15.51 -0.02 $15.49
High pressure sodium 200 Watt - existing pole $24.38 -0.04 $24.34
An additional charge for pole rental may be required

 

Floodlights:

LED FLOOD
LIGHTS
Base Rate
($/month)
Variance Account
Credit ($/month)
Total Charge
($/month)
Improved efficiency metal halide (white light)
250 Watt $30.39 -0.03 $30.36
400 Watts $37.63 -0.05 $37.58
1000 Watts $65.13 -0.10 $65.03
An additional charge for pole rental may be required

 

Water Heater Rental:

Total Charge
($/month)
22 Gallons/100 litres $8.06
40 Gallons/180 litres $8.06
60 Gallons/270 litres $10.16
100 Gallons/455 litres $19.41
100 Gallons/455 litres (Commercial 208V) $29.16
100 Gallons/455 litres (Commercial 600V) $36.65

 

Other Services:

Total Charge
($/month)
Service call fee and reconnection fee $61.54
New customer connection charge $94.31

 

All rates are subject to harmonized sales tax