SMART METERS AND TIME-OF-USE RATES

A smart meter tracks how much electricity you use and when you use it, providing key information to help you manage your electricity costs. A majority of residences and small businesses are now equipped with smart meters, marking a significant step toward creating a conservation culture in the province.

Soon, all Ontario consumers will have made the switch to time-of-use rates, where the price of electricity depends on when it is used. The timing and rollout of time-of-use rates varies by electricity utility.  Here’s more information about the province’s smart metering initiative:

Smart Meters: An Overview

	How Your Smart Meter Works A smart meter electronically tracks how much electricity is used and when it is used, paving the way for time-of-use pricing.
	Time-of-Use Prices For consumers with active smart meters, the price of electricity depends on when it's used. Learn more about on-peak, mid-peak and off-peak pricing.
	Make the Shift Eliminate or shift some of your electricity use during peak periods – and save.
	Smoothing the Peaks Why reducing electricity consumption during peak periods is important for the provincial power system – and the environment.