Why delivery charges can exceed your electricity usage charges
It feels backwards, but it’s a common outcome — especially in low-usage months.
Plain-language summary: Delivery includes infrastructure and service costs that exist even when your usage is low.
When the usage portion is small, delivery can look disproportionately large.
When this happens most often
- Low-usage months (mild weather)
- Smaller households or efficient homes
- Periods where your usage portion is reduced (by TOU behavior or tier thresholds)
What it does (and doesn’t) mean
- Doesn’t mean: your meter is necessarily wrong.
- Does mean: your bill contains fixed and semi-fixed costs not tied to kWh in a simple way.
Start with: Delivery charges explained.