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Understanding the Bill and Rates
Rate GD
Rate GD applies to annual small- or medium-power contracts held by independent producers who want access to a backup energy source when their usual source fails or is undergoing maintenance.
Rate GD
Rate GD applies to annual small- or medium-power contracts held by independent producers who want access to a backup energy source when their usual source fails or is undergoing maintenance.
Structure of the Backup Energy Rate
Rate GD comprises one price for power (demand charge) and two prices for energy. It is a monthly rate whose structure, based on an annual contract, is as follows:Energy charge (¢/kWh) |
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| Energy consumed during the summer period Energy consumed during the winter period (December 1 to March 31) |
5.41¢ 13.76¢ |
Demand charge ($/kW) |
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| Billing demand | $4.89 |
Rates effective April 1, 2008.
Under no circumstances may this table be used to replace the Distribution Tariff.
Demand charges may be reduced by a discount for supply at medium or high voltage and/or an adjustment for transformation losses.
Billing demand
Billing demand is based on the higher of the following two variables:- maximum power demand, which corresponds to either real power expressed in kilowatts (kW) or 90% of apparent power in kilovoltamperes (kVA)
- minimum billing demand.
Minimum billing demand
Minimum billing demand corresponds to:- the highest maximum demand power in the last 24 monthly periods
- contract power.
Contract power
At Rate GD, contract power cannot be less than 50 kW. Customers determine their own contract power based on the nature and extent of their needs.Credit for supply at medium or high voltage
Rate GD, like Hydro-Québec's other rates, assumes that electricity will be supplied at low voltage. When customers use electricity supplied at medium or high voltage as is or transform it themselves, Hydro-Québec no longer has to assume transformation costs and therefore grants the customers a monthly credit on their demand charges. The credit varies according to the supply voltage. |
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| 5 kV, but less than 15 kV | $0.561 |
| 15 kV, but less than 50 kV | $0.897 |
| 50 kV, but less than 80 kV | $1.995 |
| 80 kV, but less than 170 kV | $2.451 |
| 170 kV | $3.285 |
Rates effective April 1, 2008.
Under no circumstances may this table be used to replace the Distribution Tariff.
Adjustment for transformation losses
Depending on the location of the metering point in relation to the transformer substation, losses resulting from the transformation of electricity to the supply voltage may or may not be recorded, which means that they may or may not be charged to the customer.
To treat everyone fairly, Hydro-Québec grants a credit of 15.30¢/kW to compensate customers for transmission losses if their metering point is located on the line side of the transformer substation. This ensures that they only pay for electricity they actually consume.