Why moving didn’t lower your Ontario electricity bill as much as you expected
People expect a new place to mean a totally different bill. Often, fixed charges keep totals closer than expected.
Plain-language summary: A lot of what you pay is tied to service and infrastructure (delivery) and system cost recovery.
Those don’t reset just because your home is smaller or newer.
Typical reasons
- Fixed delivery components: similar between many residences.
- Different habits: a new home can change how you heat/cool or when you run appliances.
- Billing period length: move-in/out timing can create partial bills that don’t compare well.
If you’re comparing two addresses, compare:
- kWh used
- number of billing days
- delivery totals
- rate structure (TOU vs Tiered)