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Business Rates (effective April 1, 2024)

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

General Service 1 (standard)
Service Charge: $27.57
First 20 kilowatts of demand No charge
Additional kilowatts of demand: $12.69 /kW
First 5000 kilowatt hours 15.87¢ Base Rate
+ 0.37 ¢ Variance Account Charge
16.24 ¢ Total Charge
Balance kilowatt-hours 11.24 ¢ Base Rate
+ 0.37 ¢ Variance Account Charge
11.61 ¢ Total Charge
 
General Service 2 - closed to new customers
Service Charge: $27.57
First 20 kilowatts of demand No charge
Additional kilowatts of demand:  
Lesser of
or
$10.53/kW
5.246¢/kWh
First 5000 kilowatt hours 15.87¢ Base Rate
+ 0.37 ¢ Variance Account Charge
16.24 ¢ Total Charge
Balance kilowatt-hours 11.70¢ Base Rate
+ 0.37 ¢ Variance Account Charge
12.07¢ Total Charge
 
Recreational Lighting
Service Charge - per Billing Period

$27.57

First 5000 kWh per Billing Period 15.87¢ Base Rate
+ 0.37 ¢ Variance Account Charge
16.24 ¢ Total Charge
Balance kilowatt-hours per Billing Period 11.24 ¢ Base Rate
+ 0.37 ¢ Variance Account Charge
11.61 ¢ Total Charge
 
Small Industrial Service
(loads up to 750kilowatts)
Demand Charge $8.41/kW
First 100 kWh per kilowatt

16.29¢ Base Rate
+ 0.37¢ Variance Account Charge
16.66¢ Total Charge 

Balance kilowatt-hours 7.70¢ Base Rate
+ 0.37¢ Variance Account Charge
8.07¢ 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 $17.50 per kW of the billing demand per month
Energy Charge 6.49¢ Base Rate
+ 0.36¢ Variance Account Charge
6.85¢ 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
($/month)
Variance Account
Charge ($/month)
Total Charge
($/month)
High pressure sodium 100 Watt Equivalent- existing pole $17.49 +0.06 $17.55
High pressure sodium 200 Watt Equivalent- existing pole $27.49 +0.12 $27.61
An additional charge for pole rental may be required

 

Floodlights:

LED FLOOD
LIGHTS
Base Rate
($/month)
Variance Account
Charge ($/month)
Total Charge
($/month)
Improved efficiency metal halide (white light)
250 Watt $33.99 +0.11 $34.10
400 Watts $41.99 +0.17 $42.16
1000 Watts $72.49 +0.34 $72.83
An additional charge for pole rental may be required

 

Water Heater Rental:

Total Charge
($/month)
22 Gallons/100 litres $8.99
40 Gallons/180 litres $8.99
60 Gallons/270 litres $11.49
100 Gallons/455 litres $21.99
100 Gallons/455 litres (Commercial 208V) $32.99
100 Gallons/455 litres (Commercial 600V) $41.49

 

Other Services:

Total Charge
($/month)
Service call fee and reconnection fee $67.23
New customer connection charge $103.03

 

All rates are subject to harmonized sales tax