Natural Gas Rates

One of Kitchener Utilities' key responsibilities is to make recommendations to Kitchener City Council regarding natural gas rates. Our recommendations are based on:

Our costs to purchase natural gas

Current and upcoming infrastructure maintenance costs

Our goal is to provide our customers with reliable service at a fair price. Our customers have told us that they do not like the rise and fall of rates, and prefer rate stability. We have listened and we strive to keep our rates consistent and as low as possible.

Understanding natural gas rates

Natural gas rates can be difficult to understand. To help make understanding your rates a little easier, we have defined each aspect and what it means to you as a customer.

The supply rate applies to customers supplied by Kitchener Utilities only. If you are purchasing your gas from another retailer and have questions about your rate, please contact your broker directly - their name and phone number will be listed on your utility bill.

The following video explains how we have made your natural gas bill simpler.

Please note, effective November 1, 2017, the Transportation rate has been combined with the Supply rate.

Supply rate: The rate charged for natural gas commodity, fuel, administration and transportation for bringing the natural gas to Ontario.

Delivery rates: The delivery rates, variable delivery rate and the daily fixed charge, recover the cost to maintain, repair and upgrade the delivery system, along with meter reading and billing.

Federal carbon charge: Effective April 1, 2019 a new charge will appear on natural gas bills for the Federal Government's Carbon Pricing Program.

Rates for general service M1 customers

General service M1 - annual consumption less than 50,000 m3



Amount of Natural Gas Used Per Month Supply Rate ¢/m3 Variable Delivery Rate ¢/m3 Federal Carbon Charge ¢/m3 Net Rate ¢/m3 Daily Fixed Charge All volume - m3 13.5 7.0871 5.87 26.4571 73 ¢/day Previous rate 13.5 6.8371 5.87 26.2071 73 ¢/day

m3=cubic metres

NOTE - Effective April 1, 2020 the Federal carbon charge increased to 5.87 cents per cubic metre of natural gas used.

*The above fees are also subject to an additional 13 per cent HST.

Rates for general service M2 customers

General service M2 - annual consumption greater than 50,000 m3



Amount of Natural Gas Used Per Month Supply Rate ¢/m3 Variable Delivery Rate ¢/m3 Federal Carbon Charge ¢/m3 Net Rate ¢/m3 Daily Fixed Charge All volume - m3 13.5 6.4373 5.87 25.8073 $2.30/day Previous Rate 13.5 6.4373 5.87 25.8073 $2.30/day

The above fees are also subject to an additional 13 per cent HST.

NOTE - Effective April 1, 2020 the Federal carbon charge increased to 5.87 cents per cubic metre of natural gas used.

If you have questions about your natural gas rates or would like historical rates, please email or call us at 519-741-2450 and we will be happy to help you.