Average Utility Bill in Ontario

What is the average hydro bill in Ontario?

The average hydro bill in Ontario for a typical residential customer using 700 kWh a month is roughly $146 before the Ontario Electricity Rebate, which the Ontario Energy Board says takes about $23 a month off that bill from November 1, 2026. Your total depends on your usage and your local distributor's delivery charges.

Here is the arithmetic. The rebate is 15.7% of the bill, so a $23 rebate implies a bill of about $23 ÷ 0.157 = $146 before the rebate, or about $123 after it. The rebate fell from 23.5% because the OEB's regulated prices went down.

Statistics Canada's household average is lower, about $108 a month in 2023, because it includes tenants whose electricity is part of their rent and smaller homes that use less than 700 kWh.

Which Ontario electricity plan is cheapest?

The cheapest Ontario electricity plan depends on when you use power. Tiered pricing often suits households that cannot shift usage, time-of-use suits most others, and ultra-low overnight pays off for heavy overnight users such as electric vehicle owners. The worked example compares energy charges for 700 kWh in a winter month.

Without the car, tiered pricing is cheapest in this example because nothing goes above the 1,000 kWh winter threshold. With overnight EV charging, ultra-low overnight saves about $13 to $15 a month. The ultra-low plan's 37.7¢ on-peak price makes it costly if you run heavy appliances between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. on weekdays. Check your own hourly usage in your utility's online account before you switch.

Apartment vs house: budgeting for Ontario utilities

An apartment renter in Ontario often pays only electricity and internet, while a homeowner pays electricity, gas, water and sometimes a hot water tank rental. Before you sign a lease, ask which utilities are included, whether the unit has electric baseboard heat and what the previous winter's bills were.

1. Add up last year's bills for each utility and divide by 12 to find your monthly average.
2. Set that amount aside every month so summer surpluses cover winter bills.
3. Ask your gas and electricity providers about equal monthly billing.
4. Move laundry, dishwashing and EV charging to off-peak hours, and review your price plan once a year.
5. If money is tight, ask about the Ontario Electricity Support Program and your utility's payment arrangements. Utilities cannot disconnect residential customers for non-payment from November 15, 2026 to April 30, 2027.

The Ontario Trillium Benefit includes an energy and property tax credit for eligible residents; see our Ontario Trillium Benefit payment dates guide. For the province's other costs, read budgeting in Ontario and budgeting in Toronto. EMOH Pay's bill tracking reminds you before each utility bill is due, and a utilities budget with overspend alerts shows when a cold month is pushing you over. It is free on iPhone, Android and the web.