Rates for our customers vary, depending on their use. For example, homes that have access to natural gas for heating would pay less for hydro and more for gas.
Based on an average use of 850 kWh/month, a typical rural customer’s annual Nelson Hydro bill was $1,179 in 2019 a or $98 per month. In 2023, this same customer’s bill would be $1,393 or $116 per month. In 2023, the typical customer would pay less than $4 per day for all of their electrical use.
Once the COSA recommendations for the city residents are also implemented, the city electrical rates will reflect where they had been historically, which is 6% less than the rural area.