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OEB Amendment Act - Household Impacts

Backgrounder
Ontario Energy Board Amendment Act, 2003
Household Impact Case Studies

Below are some examples of how the proposed legislation would affect Ontario households. Individual increases would vary with actual consumption. On an average basis, 45 per cent of Ontario household consumers use less than 750 kilowatt hours per month. These consumers would see an increase of about $5 a month.

  • One person, living in a 600-square-foot apartment, with a window air conditioner and natural gas space and water heating, using less than 500 kilowatt hours a month, would see a 5.5 per cent, or about $3, increase per month.
  • One person, living in a 600-square-foot apartment, with no air conditioner, and with natural gas water heating and electric baseboard heating, using 750 kilowatt hours a month, would see a six per cent, or about $5, increase per month.
  • Two people, living in a 1,000-square-foot townhouse without air conditioning , and with natural gas space and water heating, using 700 kilowatt hours a month, would see a six per cent, or about $5, increase per month.
  • Two people, living in a 1,000-square-foot townhouse, with central air conditioning, natural gas space heating and electric water heating, using 840 kilowatt hours a month, would see a 7.5 per cent, or about $7, increase per month.
  • A family of four, living in a 1,200-square-foot semi-detached house, with a window air conditioner and natural gas space and water heating, using 750 kilowatt hours a month, would see a six per cent, or about $5, increase per month.
  • A family of four living in a 1,200-square-foot semi-detached house, with electric water heating and a window air conditioner, using 1000 kilowatt hours a month, would see a nine per cent, or about $9, increase per month.
  • A family of four living in a 2,000-square-foot detached house, with central air conditioning and electric water heating, using 1,500 kilowatt hours a month, would see an 11 per cent, or about $15, increase per month.
  • A family of four living in a 2,000-square-foot detached house in Southern Ontario, with central air conditioning and electric space heating and water heating, using 3,000 kilowatt hours a month, would see a 13 per cent, or about $35, increase per month.
  • Two people living in a 2,000-square-foot detached house in Northern Ontario, with electric space and water heating, using 3,800 kilowatt hours a month, would see a 13 per cent, or about $50, increase per month.

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