Understand your Ontario electricity bill — line by line.
What each charge means, why it exists, and what actually affects your total — in plain language, without sales pitches or switching offers.
- Confused about Global Adjustment? Start here: Global Adjustment explained simply.
- Surprised by Delivery? Read: Why delivery charges can be so high.
- Not sure about TOU vs Tiered? See: Time-of-Use vs Tiered pricing.
This site focuses on Ontario residential electricity billing. If you’re looking at a commercial or industrial bill, some items work differently.
How Ontario electricity billing works
Who sets what, why your bill is split into parts, and which pieces you can (and can’t) influence.
Why your bill changed
Common reasons bills jump even when usage is flat — plus what to check before assuming something is “wrong”.
Delivery charges explained
What “delivery” is paying for, why it can exceed usage charges, and how fixed vs variable pieces work.
Global Adjustment explained
What GA is trying to do, why it fluctuates, and why it rarely lines up with what you think you “used”.
What this site is (and isn’t)
- Is: plain-language explanations of Ontario electricity bill line items and how bills behave over time.
- Isn’t: a provider comparison site, a switching service, or personalized billing/financial advice.
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