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How to Reduce Your Hydro Bill in Ontario: A 15-Step Checklist
How to reduce your hydro bill in Ontario: a 15-step checklist covering price plans, base load, big appliances and help programs, with savings estimates.
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Time-of-Use, Ultra-Low Overnight and Tiered pricing, and how to read hydro and gas bills.
Last reviewed November 2, 2026
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Best Time to Run the Dishwasher and Laundry in Ontario (TOU and ULO)
Best time to run the dishwasher and laundry in Ontario: weekdays after 7 p.m., before 7 a.m. or weekends on TOU; after 11 p.m. on ULO. See the per-load math.
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Average Hydro Bill in Ontario (2026): What a Typical Home Pays
The average hydro bill in Ontario is roughly $100–$130 a month for a 700 kWh home in late 2026. See the math by line item, home type and how to lower yours.
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The Ontario Electricity Rebate Explained: What the 15.7% Credit Means for Your Bill
How the Ontario Electricity Rebate works, who gets it, how the 15.7% credit is calculated from November 2026, and what the drop from 23.5% costs a typical home.
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Global Adjustment in Ontario Explained: What It Is and Who Pays It
What the global adjustment is in Ontario, why it makes up much of the cost of power, how RPP homes pay it in their rates, and when it shows as its own line.
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Is Ultra-Low Overnight Worth It? ULO vs TOU Math for Ontario Homes
Is Ultra-Low Overnight worth it in Ontario? Usually only if you charge an EV or shift big loads past 11 p.m. and avoid 4–9 p.m. See ULO vs TOU math for 3 homes.
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Delivery Charges on Your Ontario Hydro Bill: Why They Are So High
What the delivery charge on an Ontario hydro bill pays for, why it is mostly fixed, why rural Hydro One customers pay more, and what you can and cannot reduce.
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Green Button in Ontario: How to Download and Use Your Energy Data
How to use Green Button in Ontario to download your hourly hydro and gas data, what the files contain, and five practical ways to find savings in your usage.
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Energy Retailer Contracts in Ontario: Should You Sign a Fixed-Rate Deal?
How energy retailer contracts in Ontario work, why fixed rates often cost more than the RPP or Enbridge supply, your rights and how to cancel a contract.
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What the 1 November 2026 Electricity Price Changes Mean for Your Bill
New Ontario RPP prices start 1 November 2026 and the Ontario Electricity Rebate drops to 15.7%. What changes, what it costs, and how to respond this winter.
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Average Gas Bill in Ontario: Monthly and Annual Costs for 2026
The average gas bill in Ontario is roughly $95–$155 a month over a year for a detached home using 2,000–2,600 m³. See the monthly math and what drives it.
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Ontario Electricity Price Plans Explained: TOU, ULO and Tiered
Full Ontario electricity rate tables effective 1 November 2026 for Time-of-Use, Ultra-Low Overnight and Tiered plans, with worked examples on choosing a plan.
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Understanding Your Ontario Gas Bill
A plain guide to Enbridge Gas bills in Ontario: customer, delivery, transportation and supply charges, the carbon charge removal, m³ to kWh and saving tips.
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Understanding Your Ontario Hydro Bill, Line by Line
What each line on an Ontario hydro bill means: electricity, delivery, regulatory charges, HST and the 15.7% Ontario Electricity Rebate, with a sample bill.
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Quick tips
Run laundry in off-peak hours
From 1 November 2026, off-peak power on Time-of-Use costs 9.1¢/kWh versus 18.9¢ on-peak. Washing and drying after 7 p.m. on weekdays, or on weekends, roughly halves the commodity cost of each load.
Use delay-start for overnight laundry on ULO
On Ultra-Low Overnight, power costs 3.7¢/kWh from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. A dryer load of about 3 kWh costs roughly 11¢ in commodity overnight, compared with about $1.13 during the 4–9 p.m. weekday on-peak.
Keep big loads out of 4–9 p.m. on ULO
The Ultra-Low Overnight on-peak price is 37.7¢/kWh on weekdays from 4 to 9 p.m. Avoid running the dryer, dishwasher or EV charger then, or the plan can cost more than Time-of-Use.
Compare TOU, ULO and Tiered pricing
Download 12 months of hourly data from your LDC account and run it through a plan comparison. Households that cannot shift use away from peaks often do better on Tiered at 11.2¢ for the first 1,000 kWh in winter.
Check whether you qualify for OESP
The Ontario Electricity Support Program gives lower-income households a monthly on-bill credit. It takes a few minutes to check eligibility and the credit continues month after month.
Read your gas bill line by line
Your Enbridge bill splits costs into a fixed customer charge, delivery, transportation and gas supply. Knowing your all-in cost per cubic metre, often roughly 35–50¢, helps you compare heating options accurately.