Rural or Remote Electricity Rate Protection charge decrease effective July 1, 2017
June 29, 2017
The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) has determined that effective July 1, 2017, the Rural or Remote Rate Protection (RRRP) charge will decrease to 0.03 cents per kilowatt-hour. The current RRRP charge, which has been in place since January 1, 2017, is 0.21 cents per kilowatt-hour.
As required by Ontario Regulation 442/01, the RRRP program cost is recovered from all electricity customers in the province through a charge that is generally reviewed annually and approved by the OEB.
More information is available in the Decision and Order, issued by the OEB.